French Revolution Table of Contents Unit one: Enlightenment (page 1) Enlightened Despots France Henri IV Louis XIII Louis XIV Cardinal Richelieu Louis XV Louis XVI Holy Roman Empire Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm Friedrich Wilhelm I Friedrich II Austria Charles VI Pragmatic Sanction Maria Theresa War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years’ War Extra Information Les Philosophes Voltaire - Candide Diderot - Encyclopedie Rousseau - The Social Contract
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Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States‚ and King Louis XVIII of France inadvertently caused a revolution. Though Louis may be well known‚ the most famous of France’s rulers was arguably Napoleon. His military success and determination led to a huge amount of power within his French Empire‚ but ultimately a great fall. The entire nation of France was able to appreciate Napoleon and give him perhaps more credit than he is due; they saw him as a beacon of hope. Much of Napoleon’s rule consisted
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thinking‚ independent from the influences of religion. At its core was the idea of looking to nature and the natural order for deriving knowledge. As a defence against religious conflicts in Europe‚ Enlightenment thinkers supported concepts of religious tolerance and freedom. Their stress for rights of man and intellectual freedom is reflected in their enlightened ideas and these ideas subsequently influenced writers of France at this time. The igniting of the revolution would not have occurred
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Before the French Revolution‚ France was ruled and governed by the king‚ his Grand Council of ministers‚ and 13 courts called parliaments. King Louis XVI ruled by “divine right‚” believing that he had been put on the throne by the grace of God. France then was one of the most powerful and wealthiest countries‚ and had a strong army‚ and even stronger cultural influence. (Plain‚ 5) Louis XVI and his wife Marie-Antoinette were shielded from the daily lives of the ordinary people in France. When Louis
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Name Subject Professor Date Enlightenment Influence on Political‚ Social and Cultural Policies of French Revolutionary Period. The age of enlightenment led by influential intellectuals during the 18th century Europe greatly inspired the French citizens‚ especially the peasants‚ leading to the revolutionary period culminating from 1789 to 1799. The enlightenment is hailed as the foundation of today’s western political and intellectual culture.1 Growth of liberal democracies and democracies
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Notes on the French Revolution The French Revolution - or the French Revolution Wars (1789–1799) - refers to a period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years and French society underwent an epic transformation as feudal‚ aristocratic‚ and religious privileges were destroyed under a sustained assault from liberal political groups and the masses on the streets. Old ideas about hierarchy
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The Battle of Waterloo was held in Belgium in June 18‚ 1815‚ which it marked the last defeat for the French military leader and emperor Napoleon. Napoleon took over most of Europe in the beginning of the 19th century. Napoleon would eventually rise up in the ranks of the French army in 1789 during the French Revolution ‚ seized control of the French government in 1799 and became emperor in 1804. Through a series of wars‚ he expanded his empire across western and central Europe. However‚ a disastrous
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major revolutions were to rock the modern world. The first was in America where the colonists rose up in revolt against British rule. The second was in France as members of the bourgeoisie rose up in revolt against King Louis XVI. The French Revolution is a highly controversial affair because‚ for the first time‚ Marxist historians become rather eloquent. They claim that this revolt was a "Revolution of the Bourgeoisie"‚ the first of such which would then pave the way for a greater revolution‚ the
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time that he became familiar with the ideas of the enlightenment. These liberal ideas will plant a seed for growth during Bolivars return to his home country. As the American Revolution was fought the ideas spread; first to France then to Latin America. Simon Bolivar will spend his life trying to liberate Latin America from Spanish rule. The Enlightenment‚ also known as the Age of Reason‚ was a time in which thinkers believed they could better understand the world around them and one another through
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The world from 1760 and 1914 went through important events. Three of them are the most important and stand out the most—industrialization‚ political disorder‚ and diffusing Western ideas to other places‚ like the United States. Enlightenment thinkers wished to change the government by basing it on something like that of a democracy (voting). Others wanted change economically and technologically. They wished for a policy to encourage industry. In commercialization‚ business people improved tremendously
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