Q. 1 Define the term “Mercantilism”. What are its salient features? Ans : - Mercantilism is an economic theory‚ thought to be a form of economic nationalism‚[1] that holds that the prosperity of a nation is dependent upon its supply of capital‚ and that the global volume of international trade is "unchangeable". Economic assets (or capital) are represented by bullion (gold‚ silver‚ and trade value) held by the state‚ which is best increased through a positive and healthy balance of trade with other
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French Revolution The Old Regime was the way the French society was organized before the French revolution. It was more of the political system of France and separated people into three different social classes. These classes were the first estate‚ second estate‚ and the third estate. The first estate was made up of the clergy from the roman catholic church. The first estate was only one percent of the population. The second estate included the nobles‚ they made up about two percent of the population
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The Causes Of The French Revolution In the 17th and 18th centuries‚ France was ruled by an absolute government. The king had all the political power. And the kings who came after him were despots. For example‚ anyone who criticized the government could be arrested and put in prison without trial. Louis XIV at l east ruled this country efficiently. Last French kings were not good rulers. Louis XIV (1774- 1793) was king at the time of the French Revolution. He was more interested in hunting
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his family. After overthrowing the king a man named max Robespierre decided to destroy anyone who opposed the revolution. He killed enemies of the revolution with the guillotine. He killed over 40‚000 people. This was called the reign of terror. The reign of terror ended when Robespierre was killed on the guillotine. Napoleon Bonaparte came to power after Robespierre. Napoleon was a great general. He conquered much of Europe. He called himself first consul which is like a president. Later
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Robespierre was a member of. Robespierre was gaining support rapidly and was quickly becoming the dominant force on the committee. The Committee of Public Safety began the “Reign of Terror”‚ in which they killed anyone who was considered an enemy of the revolution. Robespierre soon lost much of his supporters during the “Reign of Terror” and fled to the Common Hall‚ where the National Convention declared him an outlaw. Robespierre had his lower jaw broken by a shot fired by a member of the National
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CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1. Describe the leadership of Louis XVI (16th) of France. indecisive leader/ easily persuaded put off financial problems. French support for the colonists in the American War of Independence had brought the country to the verge of bankruptcy agreed to summon the ’estatesgeneral’ (a form of parliament‚ but without real power) in order to try and raise taxes. people were angered by Louis’ refusal to allow the three estates the first (clergy)
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The French Revolution of 1789 was one of the most brutal and bloodiest moment in world history. The Revolution was the fall of monarchism and the rise of the republic. During that time‚ people in the society had an enormous economic inequality between the rich and the plebeian. Before the Revolution begin many events showed that things were getting of control. Also France had a big economic crisis. The poor people struggled a lot just to survive in the society. The French Revolution occurred because
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The American people after Nine-Eleven attacks and the French people during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte acted very similar towards the government. The Americans and French people experienced tragedy and were looking for help. Everyone was looking for someone to save them. The French just went through years of terror supervised by Jacobins. The Jacobins were the major political party. This party was responsible for imprisoning and beheading many people. Americans were shaken and ripped apart after
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countries around the world wanted to have the same results. Napoleon’s reign after the Revolution marks the part of failure the Revolution created‚ but his presence is felt throughout Europe and Asia. There were many reasons that the French Revolution started. One reason is the political was not the way people wanted it. The political government was beginning to weaken because of King Louis XVI and Queen Antoinette.
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The English Bill of Rights precedent for other governments led the idea of unalienable rights to become a hot topic. Citizens under the French and British monarchies believed that “The promise of those rights can be denied‚ suppressed‚ or just remain unfilled‚ but it does not die (Hunt‚ 175).” Therefore‚ our rights still exist even if our government suppresses them. Those rights will always be there no matter how much the government tries to belittle them. The uprising of peoples’ belief in their
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