In the late 1700’s, France went through a period of time that changed their country drastically. The French Revolution was how France changed the way their government was and how their people lived.…
| * A cycle of royal power being limited by uneasy constitutional monarchy.—then abolition and replacement of the French king, aristocracy and church with a radical, secular, democratic republic—in turn becoming more authoritarian, militaristic and property-based. * Radical social change to forms based on Enlightenment principles of citizenship and inalienable rights, as well as nationalism and democracy. * Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte * Armed conflicts with other European countries…
French Revolution was from 1789 to late 1790s. The revolution was caused by cultural, financial, political and economic factors. The Enlightenment brought France new ideas; the bad financial crisis led Louis XVI implemented new taxation policies and reduced privileges, which increased the conflict in the society; for political, Louis XVI faced the resistance to royal reforms from privilege classes; economic market especially for the grain market was in disorder. All of these factors mixed to cause the appearance of French Revolution. It can be divided into four stages. As first stage was from 1788 to 1792, French elites articulated its grievances against the king. They refused taxation and attacked despotism supported Enlightenment-inspired program. In 1792, these tensions exploded into war and the beginning of the republic. The second was from 1792 to 1794, acute crisis, consolidation and repression happened in that period. The Terror did save the republic, but it exhausted itself and collapsed in 1794. Third stage was from 1794 to 1799, the government drifted and the state fell prey to a military leader Napoleon Bonaparte. Some historians also include the forth stage into the revolution, which was from 1799 to 1815. Napoleon’s rule was punctuated by astonishing victories and catastrophes and constitutes the end of the revolution. French Revolution is very important for changing the whole world’s social structure and culture. It accelerated the development of republics and democracies in Europe and other parts of the World by changing old traditions and expanding the arena of human rights. I choose Industrial Revolution and French Revolution for this question because both of them are significant milestones in the history in a earlier period comparing to other revolutions. And one is relating to the revolution of science and technology while the other is relating to the revolution of society and…
SOCIAL: Transcript of The Lasting Social Effects of the French Revolution as evide The Lasting Social Effects of the French Revolution as evident in Mid 19th-Century France Bryttan, Mary, Daniel Social Structure before the French Revolution Large class differences between the rich and the poor French leaders were known to be very extravagant and constantly…
The French Revolution in began in 1789 and ended in 1799, this was a time in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church was forced to make drastic changes (Doyle, 1999). The French Revolution ended an archaic social and political system established in France characterised by a feudal system under the control of a powerful absolute monarchy and the unquestioned power of the Catholic Church (Slevin, 2003).…
The French revolution was a very large scale event that revolutionized the French government and way of life. Napoleon Bonaparte played a large role in this revolution mainly by supporting the revolution but sometimes by going against ideals. Napoleon sustained the French revolution by producing a completely different social structure which would have allowed any person to move up in status which is what napoleon did to become a powerful leader. Another way napoleon Bonaparte pushed the ideals of the French revolution was by enforcing new laws that produced equality between the lower and upper classes. But napoleon also acted in ways that severely disadvantaged the revolution, such as when he began changing how manuscripts could be published and written which was taking the freedom of the press away from citizens.…
The French Revolution was an event that altered the course of politics in Europe forever. From 1789 to 1799, the French people battled for their rights and freedom against the French government and monarchy. A few decades before, the Americans successfully declared their secession from Britain after years of discontent. France played a big part in this revolution by aiding the American colonists to gain their independence.The people of France were unhappy with their monarchy, just as the American colonists were unhappy with their English King, and wanted a change. The French people fought towards a just government, and this set the tone throughout Europe. Though the French Revolution…
because it was actually successful. Under the command of Toussaint L’Ouverture, the Haitian slaves drove the French forces from their island, and the…
The French Revolution began in 1789 and it happened because of the peasants’ displeasure with the way the government and the king worked. The French Revolution was a political movement devoted to liberty; it was like a turning point to French and world history during the years of 1789 and 1799. The legacy of the French Revolution is based on fraternity, equality and liberty. Before the French Revolution, the idea of revolution simply meant political change. Change of monarch, a change of policy, the fall of a minister, and all these were called revolution by eighteenth-century men. However, the incident of 1789 change all that.…
The Terror was a phase during the French Revolution when many people of France were executed for supposedly being ‘Enemies of the Revolution’. The Committee of Public Safety were behind most of the deaths and they were lead mainly by Maximilien de Robespierre. The greatest factors of the Terror were the revolution itself, internal political rivalry, social and economic problems, wars, leadership, violence and the Thermidorian reaction. These can be broadly put into the following categories: the causes of ‘The Terror’, the main factors during ‘The Terror’ and the end and consequences of ‘The Terror’.…
The French Revolution (French: Révolution française; 1789–1799), was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a lasting impact on French history and more broadly throughout the world. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed within three years. French society underwent an epic transformation, as feudal, aristocratic and religious privileges evaporated under a sustained assault from radical left-wing political groups, masses on the streets, and peasants in the countryside.[3] Old ideas about tradition and hierarchy–of monarchy, aristocracy, and religious authority–were abruptly overthrown by new Enlightenment principles of equality, citizenship and inalienable rights.…
Alfred Cobban stats in his text, In Search for Humanity, that, “The consequences of the Revolution were so momentous for Europe at the time, and for the whole world subsequently, that it has cast a shadow over the whole of modern history.” The French Revolution brought about significant changes in society and government of France. The revolution, which lasted from 1789 to 1799, also had extending effects on the rest of Europe. It introduced democratic ideals to France but did not make the nation a democracy. However, it did end the supreme rule by French kings and strengthened the middle class. It was motivated by the ideas of liberty, equality and fraternity and led to the growth of political liberalism and nationalism in France. At the same time it also caused conflicts both within and between nations. The revolution began with a government financial crisis but quickly became a movement of reform and violent change. The revolution ended when Napoleon Bonaparte, a French general, took over the government.…
The French Revolution is a case study of the process of revolutionary change in a society. Its uniqueness derives from the manner in which the process of change unfolded and its impact on certain members of society.…
The French revolution-1789 was one of the great revolutions of the world history. It brought about far reaching changes in Europe. It is an arch type revolution that occurred in the history. We are all heirs to its influence.…
I fully agree that French revolution laid the foundation of democracy. As you are aware Democracy is a form of government that allows people to choose their rulers and people have the freedom to express views, freedom to organize and freedom to protest…