The Dreyfus case demonstrated the anti-Semitism permeating France’s military and‚ because many praised the ruling‚ in France in general. Interest in the case lapsed until 1896‚ when evidence was disclosed that implicated French Major Ferdinand Esterhazy as the guilty party. The army attempted to suppress this information‚ but a national uproar ensued‚ and the military had no choice but to put Esterhazy on trial. A court-martial was held in January 1898‚ and Esterhazy was acquitted within an hour
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this time‚ the monarchy in France had undergone major change and finally overthrown by the unhappy French citizens. There were many reasons for this action of overthrowing the government‚ some of which being high taxes‚ which only the third estate had to pay‚ the lack of participation that king Louis and Marie Antoinette had shown whilst in power towards ruling the country. King Louis XVI was not entirely to blame as France could have been left in a bad stage from King Louis XV and therefore it might
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“It is with regret that I pronounce the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens: Louis must die that the country may live.” (Robespierre) With Louis XI in power the people of France will perish and Robespierre’s solution to this is to put an end to his life. Louis was a weak king and was easily persuaded by the last person he talked to. His rule caused great suffering in France and was completely oblivious to it. The commoners had no power what so ever
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Why did the restored Bourbon monarchy fail in France (1814-30)? Much of the historical interest in the restored Bourbon monarchy has concentrated on its shortcomings‚ often giving the impression that it was destined to failure from its very inception. Indeed‚ as both the First and Second Restorations ended in relatively swift revolutions‚ it is difficult to argue against the validity of this method. However‚ I don’t believe that the question of "˜why a failure occurred’ can be addressed properly
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King and queen. First and foremost king louis xvi is largely at fault and is a leading cause to the outbreak of the french revolution. King louis had been regarded as ‘ one of the most uninterested and uninteresting spectators of his own reign” ( pg 153)‚ Louis was reluctant with enforcing political‚ social and economic action regarding concerning the community and he showed no sign of concern with any extraneous affairs and matters that did not involve him. The king however did initially have
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and continuity in France from the mid-1700s to the mid-1800s.*Like many other European nations in the 1700 ’s‚ France experienced a dramatic shift of sentiments against the monarchy‚ nobility‚ and Catholic Church as the people‚ fired by rousing new Enlightenment ideals‚ began to question authority and emphasize the need for equality‚ liberty‚ and democracy. The social and political changes in France were best characterized by three different periods - the weak monarchy of King Louis XVI and the subsequent
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Bastille The Bastille was a form of government representation or a way to represent royal authority in the centre of Paris. Furthermore‚ the national day in France is on July 14 to recognize the Storming of the Bastille. To continue‚ the storming of the bastille occurred on one main reason. To begin with‚ in 1789 there was something called the 3 estates. The three estates was divided into Nobles‚ Clergy and the rest of the population. The rest of the population were forced to pay 100% of the taxes
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ruled the country. To get the minds of the people away from the tragedy that was becoming of France and to commemorate the revolution‚ artists took it to heart to paint works of art that would either create a sense of maturity in the people or give remembrance to a bloody time. During the Neoclassical period‚ one painting that really tries to draw out a sense of duty among the people was Jacques-Louis David’s Oath of the Horatii. The painting portrays several people in Roman garments‚ these people
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Louis XIV King Louis XIV also known as Sun King‚ and ruled France for seventy two years. He became King in 1643 and died in 1715. He had a huge ego and saw himself the center of France and their culture. He supported musicians‚ writers‚ and was closely involved with the Catholic Church. Everyone felt he was unable or unwilling to make necessary changes for Frances problems. The Reign of Terror 1793-1794 the revolutionary government was controlled by the Committee of Public Safety. Also known
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Under the reign King Louis-Philippe‚ the country revolted and denounced his leadership in a bloody revolution‚ despite the fact that his reign was neither corrupt nor destructive. Louis-Philippe‚ the last king of France‚ was a liberal minded man who replaced bourbon King Charles X after the revolutions of 1789. Louis-Philippe wanted to be seen as a king for the people and destroyed all connections to the past Bourbon Empire. He implemented a tricolor flag‚ dismissing the Bourbon all-white flag
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