Assess the view that the Enlightenment had been the main cause of the French Revolution. The French Revolution of 1789 was inarguably a significant turning point in the history of Europe. However‚ there have been historical debates over the major contributing factor that had caused the French Revolution. Many historians have argued that the French Revolution was sparked by the emerging new age ideas of Enlightenment in the 18th century‚ which encouraged people to think logically and critically about
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concepts. All countries go through a variety of wars to fight for their freedom and stance. Like any other nation out there‚ France fought through many hardships to become an independent country and excel in many concepts. People tend to believe that French citizens are full of themselves due to their advanced‚ intellectual achievements‚ but the cause is quite abstruse. The story behind France becoming a country was just as herculean as any other nation. To begin with‚ around 50 B.C.‚ France was under
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The year was 1814 during the month of April. The French Revolution had just taken place from 1789 to 1799. The citizen of France overthrew the Monarchy‚ which had once been made up of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. After the ten year period of revolution and change in the country of France‚ a military leader named Napoleon rose. Napoleon Bonaparte came to power through a “coup d’etat.” Napoleon had caused much destruction throughout his reign‚ but the last straw was when Napoleon took around
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forty percent of the French men were literate in the northern parts of the country (around Paris and toward what today is Belgium)‚ whereas in western‚ central and southern France fewer than twenty percent of the French male adults could read or write. In northern France only twenty to forty percent of the French women could read or write in that same time frame‚ whereas fewer than twenty percent of French women were literate in the rest of the country during the days of French Absolutism. By comparison
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The American and French RevolutionsThe French Revolution had many causes. The main causes were due to political‚ social‚ and economic conditions in France that contributed to the discontent felt by many French people-especially those in the third estate. The ideas of the intellectuals of the Enlightenment brought new views to government and society. The American Revolution also influenced the coming of the French Revolution. The philosophies planted the seeds for the French Revolution. Their goals were
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Causes of the French Revolution (M. AamirSultan) There were many causes of the French Revolution‚ the uprising that brought an end the Ancien régime and the reign of King Louis XVI. France in 1789‚ although facing some economic (and especially fiscal) difficulties‚ was one of the richest and most powerful nations in Europe; further‚ the masses of most other European powers had less freedom and a higher chance of arbitrary punishment
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What was wrong with French Society in 1789? After the death of Louis XV‚ his grandchild Louis XVI was appointed to rule over the people but his lack of ability to rule like a liege over the country plunge France into chaos‚ directing France towards a Revolution; The French Revolution. In France the French society was divided into three estates; The First Estate consisted of Clergy which had a population of 100‚000 people‚ Second Estate consisted of Nobility which had a population of 400‚000 people
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French DBQ 10/10/13 Global Studies The French Revolution of 1789 caused many changes in the social‚ political‚ and economical world of France. The French Revolution sparked the beginning for many new reforms in France that were previously unavailable to the 3rd estate. The things that led up to the French revolution were all caused from within the social‚ political‚ and economic world of France. The Social causes for the French Revolution were varied. One such problem was the well
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Causes of the French Revolution As with most things in the history‚ it is unwise to trace this happening back to one main cause. The French Revolution‚ like all things studied in European history‚ can be accredited to multiple causation. However‚ narrowing it down to three simple categories is indeed fair. The social structure‚ distaste in politics‚ and economic unrest of the time period leading up to the French Revolution were strong enough forces to cause an upheaval. Unrest in the social
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The French Revolution was a period in the history of France covering the years 1789 to 1799‚ in which republicans overthrew the Bourbon monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. This article covers the one-year period from 1 October 1791 to September 1792‚ during which France was governed by the Legislative Assembly‚ operating under the French Constitution of 1791‚ between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention. Contents
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