In the 1700’s there was social unfairness in France. Taxes and laws were different in each province causing confusion and injustice. Louis XIV and Louis XV both left big debts when they died, and this made France nearly bankrupt. The clergy and nobles had plenty of money but the king couldn’t tax the wealthy. Louis Read more about Causes of the French Revolution (1789-1799)[…]

French Revolution and Napoleon Europe has been the focal point in history for hundreds of years. It has been the starting and ending place for many empires. Europe in the Eighteenth Century was a very critical point in history. Wars were being fought, boundaries of countries were being changed, countries were becoming unified, revolutions destroyed Read more about French Revolution[…]

I am Jacques, a member of the Bourgeoise.I like the majority of my class, am a skilled professional.It is the late 1700's and France is about to undergo significant change.I am going to look at aspects of my life in order to determine whether or not the French Revolution was really revolutionary. First off I Read more about French Revolution[…]

Pre-revolutionary government and society provided the appropriate factors to bring the nations of France and Russia to revolution. To say that they provided the necessary ferment we must analyse society and government in their own right to reveal the pressures that were placed upon the people of both nations through society’s structure and autocratic nature Read more about French Revolution[…]

The extent of the involvement of the middle class in politics in Europe before the French Revolution had traditionally been minor.The monarch rarely cared about the opinions of the commoners, because of he had absolute power and was unopposed.The French Revolution brought vast changes in the role of the 3rd Estate, which included the bourgeoisie Read more about French Revolution[…]

The film "Danton" takes a look at the end of the French Revolution. To me, many of the scenes seemed to be saying that the Revolution itself was hypocritical. There are numerous examples in the film where leading figures of the Revolution were taking action that was similar to what they had originally rebelled. An Read more about French Revolution[…]

Topic :France In Revolution, 1789-1968: The major revolutions, the differences between them. The French Revolution was a series of political acts that began in 1789 by reformers in the French Government to take away the absolute power of the King and rich landowners and form a Government elected by the people of France (a Republic).During Read more about French Revolution[…]

'Social tensions, political conflicts were not as important as economic depression inbringing about a crisis in the old regime.' Social tensions, political conflicts and economic depression were all to adegree, important as one another in bringing about a crisis in the old regime of France. Various social, political and economic conditions, contributed equally to therevolution Read more about french revolution[…]

The French Revolution began on 1789.It is the most darkest period of France??s history, blended with confusion and chaos which many innocent victims were killed or executed in the name of revolution.There are many causes that led to the revolution, such as hunger crisis, American Revolution, period of Enlightenment and more.The financial crisis isleast important Read more about french revolution[…]

World History Term Paper:The Rise of Napoleon's Power During The French Revolution Napoleon's return to an autocratic government saved the French revolution, and all it stood for; and saving France from a near potentially anarchic situation. Napoleon although an autocratic dictator, wasn’t anything like his predecessors, nor was he like king Louis XVI. Napoleon was Read more about French Revolution[…]