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French Revolution - College Term Papers

French Revolution

, one of the major revolutions in European
history. The revolution marks a turning point in Frence history and in
world history in general. Forms of government, morals, ideologies, and
social development were greatly affected by it in all Europe and even in
U.S.

The beginning of the Frence Revolution in generally dated from
June, 1789. But the crisis in political and economic affairs in France in
that period was so great that social unrest, rioting, a and rebellion were
common for two years before. The end of the revolutionary perios was
marked by the establishment of the Empire by Napolean in 1804.

The basic causes of the French Revolution were rooted in the
rigidities of French ...

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no longer be taxed, but the
government faced bankruptcy unless new revenues were found. The only
soulution was to tax the privileged classes. But they were jealoous of
their privileged posistion. Altought they were not completely unwilling to
contribute some additional taxes, they never understood how grave the
economis crisis was. They say the crises as only some form of financial
corruption that could be explained away by firing the king's finace
ministers. The libiral ideas of the French Enlightenment had been absorbed
by some of the clergy and the nobility but only by a very few. The upper
classes in France in 1789 were more jealous of their privileges then they
had been at any time in the 100 years before.

When the French aided the Americans during the American Revolution,
they only sent men and ships and guns but lent saubstantial financial aid
as well. As a result, the budget of the French government was thrown out
of balance. When economic depression in France made ...

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