The French and Russian Revolutions were both very dramatic and have influenced the political standings of both nations and nations surrounding them to this day. The Russian Revolution‚ although performed over 100 years later‚ is a great comparison to the French Revolution‚ due to their relative similarities and differences. Both nations were very powerful and at times had every nation in Europe afraid of them. Some afraid due to the great armies and some due to the idea of their political situations
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It is assumed that women’s movement appeared in the late of the XVIII during the bourgeois revolutions‚ the slogan "Freedom‚ Equality‚ Fraternity!" appeared. The idea of equality led to think women about the reasons for their subordinate position. The first feminists were looking for the causes of the oppressed position of women and their dependence on men. They found out‚ that they are dependent both on law‚ social and economical sphere s. Their views were formed into the feminist ideology and later
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The French had good reasons for wanting equality. Before 1789 inequality was typical of the old government. The nobles and clergy were the privileged orders. They were exempt from such direct taxes as the taille‚ or land tax. Most taxes were paid by the Third Estate--a class that included peasants‚ artisans‚ merchants‚ and professional men. Even among these groups taxes were not equal. Some provinces were exempt from certain assessments‚ such as the gabelle‚ or salt tax. In addition‚ the collection
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Social factors contributed to the French Revolution of 1789 Although social tensions within France certainly contributed to the revolutionary situation in August 1789 it was not the only contributing factor. Divisions and inequality between‚ as well as within‚ the Three Estates created an atmosphere of disharmony while the influence of the enlightenment and liberal ideas fueled the growing discontent of the Estates toward the government and Louis XVI. However‚ political factors‚ like the undermining
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The immediate bloody aftermath ‚ was a product of social‚ economic‚ and political forces. The spirit of idealism that gripped France during the early phases of the Revolution gave way to mass paranoia and extremism‚ culminating in Robespierre’s cruel regime. In the beginning of the French Revolution‚ Enlightenment of the French Revolution‚ known as the Reign of Terrorphilosophy seemed like a panacea for societal woes. Prominent philosophers like Rousseau‚ Voltaire‚ and Diderot contributed to a new
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Jackson Spielvogel said‚ “Yet for all of its obvious impact‚ the American Revolution proved in the long run to be far less important to Europe than the French Revolution. The French Revolution was more complex‚ more violent‚ and far more radical in its attempt to construct both a new political order and new social order.” The French Revolution was extremely influential to the rest of Europe because it proved that a country could benefit from a republic. It also showed just how brutal a monarch could
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Chapter 19 Name: Matt AP French Revolution The Crisis of the French Monarchy 1. Problem of debt- during this time the French monarchy was deeply in debt after the seven years war. Because France lost a majority of their colonies with the addition of a fragile economic system because of their lack of faith in banks it fell to the Royal government to tap into their own finances to solve the problem The Monarchy seeks new taxes 2. Parlement and Parlements- there was a standoff
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rather as a struggle that has occurred through many eras. As a result‚ many battles‚ conflicts‚ wars‚ and revolutions have been fought over this issue. The French and American revolutions are both two great examples of how confrontation has helped the cause for human rights and have provided laws and legal documents to ensure the rights of humans in today ’s society. The French Revolution was a collision between a powerful aristocratic government and the people it ruled. After the Seven Years
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During this period‚ roughly from 1789 to somewhere in the 1790’s‚ French citizens uprooted and reshaped their country’s political old political structure that was based around century-old monarchy and the feudal system and replaced it with a more modernized approach. Much like the American Revolution‚ the French Revolution was also based around ideas of enlightenment‚ focusing particularly on popular sovereignty and inalienable rights. Even though
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Chapter 19 Test: The French Revolution and Napoleon Matching Match each term with the correct statement below. a. abdicate d. sans-culottes b. deficit spending e. suffrage c. plebiscite ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Spending more money than is taken in Working-class revolutionaries The right to vote Ballot in which voters say yes or no to an issue To give up power Match each person with the correct statement below. a. Napoleon d. Olympe de Gouges b. Jacques Louis David e. Clemens von Metternich
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