DBQ Assignment Agree or disagree with the following statement: Despite the violence and terror‚ the French Revolution was based on the ideas of the Enlightenment. I agree with the statement that the violent and terror filled French revolution was in fact based on the ideas of the Enlightenment. John Locke is one of the most well known philosophers during the Enlightenment. John Locke states that " if a long train of abuses‚ prevarications‚ and artifices‚ all tending the same way‚ make the
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University of Baghdad College of Education (Ibn-Rushd) English Department French Revolution in Wordsworth poetry A research paper presented by M. A. student Othman A. Marzouq to Dr. Saad Najim . 2014 The French Revolution in Wordsworth poetry The impact of the French Revolution upon English poets‚ and especially Wordsworth‚ is well known. Wordsworth’s Prelude ‚ which was begun in 1798 appeared only after Wordsworth’s death‚ is an account not only of a poet’s coming of age
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I disagree with the statement. The French Revolution was a period of time where great changes happened to France and generated profound effects. It was caused by many reasons‚ mainly the poor leadership of King Louis as he was indecisive and made many bad decisions that changed the course of France’s future. Moreover‚ he had inherited many problems of the previous kings and further aggravated the financial situation of France with his actions. Firstly‚ he had unintentionally caused the storming
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Of the numerous documents that helped to influence the French Revolution‚ the Declaration of the Rights of Man provoked the Revolution in that it introduced the idea of separation of powers‚ liberalism‚ and citizen responsibility. On August 26‚ 1789‚ the National Assembly finalized the Declaration of the Rights of Man which presented the concept of a Constitutional Monarchy where the king did not have absolute authority‚ and was to be held accountable by other branches of government such as the
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The French Revolution of 1789 and the February and October Revolutions of 1917 were not only the result of the revolutionaries but also the outcome of the blunders committed by the governments that stood before the revolutions. Military defeats in the Seven Years War‚ Russo-Japanese War and World War I caused a decline in public support and patriotism for the old regimes. The trust and leadership of the leaders of the soon to be overthrown French and Russian regimes were questioned by the public
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any rights‚ resented the clergy and nobles. 2.1 Explain how popular uprising contributed to the French Revolution
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Napoleon managed to maintain the lesser ideals of the French Revolution. However‚ he managed to do this by giving all of the former ideals a ‘twist’ of his own if he was displeased by them. This included the fact that he re-wrote the constitution that had previously been written; he partially reversed the relationship with the Church‚ turning France into a Catholic country. It can also be stated that the way he gained power was against the French Revolution’s ideals: and this was the very beginning
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consisted of poor people and the middle class. The King locked the Third Estate out of the Estates-General‚ so its members created the Tennis Court Oath‚ swearing that they would not stop until a new constitution had been agreed upon‚ in which caused a revolution. Shortly thereafter‚ the assembly released the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen‚ which established a limited‚ constitutional monarchy. However‚ peace soon ended and they established a new government known as the National Convention
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The French Revolution 1794 Maximilian Robespierre was experiencing the negative repercussions of his creation. The French revolution changed the order of society and it came with a price. Prince Louis the 14th grandson Louis Capet married at age of 15 years old. The prince lacked of experience and social skills and leadership. The wedding was a political union between Austria and France. Marie Antoniette was 14 years old and was not interested in politics. Four years after the wedding Prince Louis
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As King Louis XVI reined over France during the French Revolution his actions heavily impacted the revolution. When he took over as king in 1774 the country was in severe financial crisis; extravagant spending for the American Revolution left the country on the brink of bankruptcy (History.com Staff 2009). Heavy taxes were imposed which were impossible for the Third Estate (the common people) to pay due to low harvests. King Louis XVI was not popular by the citizens which resulted in outbreaks to
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