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IN DEPTH ANALYSIS AND REASONS FOR THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
A- Reasons and prominent figures:It is December 11, 1792, the trial of the King of France Louis XVI. After all the bloody nobleman's heads were chopped off it was the King's turn. The French ... to rich for wanting someone to get into jail just because you don't like them. An absolute Monarch, Louis XVI, ruled France at that time. The National System of Justice and the Catholic Church had giv ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
The Long Term Causes of The French Revolution
ents that leaded up to the revolution and how they occured and caused the greatrevolution to happen.Louis XVI, who was of the royal house of Bourban, became the absolute monarchof France when his gran ... al house of Bourban, became the absolute monarchof France when his grand father Louis XV died. When Louis the XVI became king,France was having a lot of problems, and was changing very fast. So France ...
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What were the causes of the french revolution? inequality of the state, taxation, Louis XVI weak ruler
f these problems can be traced back to the social inequality of the state.Through the enlightenment Louis XVI was the ruler, and during this time the old ways of Absolutism and enlightened despotism w ... s time the old ways of Absolutism and enlightened despotism was weakening and becoming out of date. Louis was not even able to be fully absolute because of his in general personality, which lacked the ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
A brief account of France's financial difficulties leading up to the First Revolution, as traced through several ministers of finance. (includes works consulted!)
Carmine Lengua, Jr.3D-1Money TalksAfter the death of King Louis XIV, France became more and more of a mere shadow of its former self. Her weaknesses began to ... began to overshadow her strengths and the people sought control more and more. Despite the fact the Louis's two immediate successors, Louis XV and Louis XVI, made minor improvements to his government ... ements to his government and administration, neither "was able to recapture the dynastic glories of Louis XIV" (Jones 167). Although people's true feelings came out very soon--indeed almost immediatel ...
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The Two Revolutions
rench has many more characteristics of a real revolt. Many of these things include the inept ruler, Louis XVI. Much of the problems that plagued France were due to Louis' loss of power in the capitol ... ent eventually lead to a financial breakdown of the French ancien regime, so that the bankruptcy of Louis XVI was one of the major causes of the French Revolution. In the beginning of the French Revol ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
French Revolution . What were the major cause's effects of the revolution. Who impacted it most greatly.
to jeopardy of national stability, which soon became disastrous.As the country began deteriorating, Louis XVI along with Marie Antoinette furthered themselves from the commoners and the gap between ri ... on of literature and knowledge of the enlightenment, many became defiant. They forced themselves to Louis XVI who replies by creating estates general for equal say between the clergy, nobility, and co ...
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French Revolution Notes
or practical ramifications of a revolution yet.PHASE 2- Trying to make constitutional monarchy work.Louis XV1 had no experience with being a constitutional monarchy, it was no surprise he didn't know ... constitutional monarchy, it was no surprise he didn't know how to carry out the will of the people. Louis XVI gave his grudging approval of constitutional monarchy in 1790, but he showed little intere ...
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How far was the 1830 July Revolution in France inevitable?
lution was actually inevitable, one has to look at the political unrest as far back as the reign of Louis XVIII (1814-24). Louis XVIII was the younger brother of Louis XVI and assumed the title of Kin ... ed into exile in 1791 during the revolution but became King only on the fall of Napoleon I in 1814. Louis XVIII was expelled from his role as sovereign briefly during the Hundred Days in 1815 but quic ...
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French Revolution
cal powers. Anyone who criticized the government could be arrested and put in prison without trial. Louis XVI was king at the time of the French Revolution. He was more interested in hunting than gove ... the land in France and did not pay any taxes. The peasants were the victims of the heavy taxation. Louis XVI tried to reform the taxation system but the nobility and the clergy refused to accept the ...
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Social factors contributed to the French Revolution of 1789
ightenment and liberal ideas fueled the growing discontent of the Estates toward the government and Louis XVI. However, political factors, like the undermining of the Kings power as well as economic f ... ee, who had 'blue blood', their ancestors were related to the King and they heavily influenced King Louis' decisions. During the 18th C the Noblesse depee sought to abolish the opportunity to buy nobi ...
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Nationalism and Absolutism. umm its about like "The Sun King" or LouisXVI and like all his acomplishments. Theis is appart of the causes of the WW1. if aby questions email me....
sm and AbsolutismThe Sun King was on of the greatest Czars of France. A simile used to describe Louis XVI's Importance was "Just as the sun is the center of the solar system, Louis was the center ... rance to export more than import. Tariffs were placed by this miracle-working minister of finance. Louis revoked the Edict of Nantes and Huguenots were no longer permitted to attend their personal ch ...
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Causes of The French Revolution.
on of the American Revolution. The revolution led to the execution of the king and queen of France, Louis XVI and Mary Antoinette.The cost of food began to rise in the 1700's because of deficit spendi ...
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French Revolution: Napoleon.
French Revolution.-Louis XIV, bankrupted France with his foreign wars and his new palace, Versailles.-Louis XVI financi ... bles and clergy were exempt from taxation and where against Turgot's plan to tax them. So they made Louis XVI get rid of Turgot and hire Necker, a Swiss banker-Necker financially supported the America ... hey represented97% of the pop.-cahiers were lists of complaints from the delegates sent to the King-Louis XVI kicked the 3rd Estate out of the Estate General so they met on Tennis courts outside and f ...
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AP European History: The French Revolution.
The National Assembly:The Causes:In the 18th century in France, there was a horrible economy, since Louis XIV spent a lot of money on wars and buildings, so France needed new sources of income. The ma ... obles to demand money. However, the parlements resisted this, and they could annul laws. Therefore, Louis XV stopped convening them. Louis XVI then reinstated the parlements and found out that they we ...
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Cohesion and Leadership During a State of Terror
a line. It can also be said that in both scenarios the "enemy" had a name and face. Whether it was Louis XVI or Hitler the adversary was distinguishable. The most recent example, the focus of this es ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory
To what extent was Louis XVI to blame for the problems in France?
One of the several obstacles that caused problems for Louis XVI and that wasn't in any way his own fault was his wife. He was married to one of Maria Ther ... ch as always buying herself unnecessary things), and this angered the people of France. This caused Louis XVI to be less popular mostly in the Third Estate, where everyone had to experience the unfair ... ow they were not only in bankruptcy but many people were not even able to pay taxes.There is no way Louis XVI is to blame fully for all the problems there were in France, mainly because some of those ...
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The French Revolution
ch. Also they were inspired how the Americans threw off an oppressive government.Secondly, in 1789, Louis XVI's government was about to go bankrupt. In extreme anxiety, Louis wanted to raise taxes and ...
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The Extent of Louis XVI's impact on the French Revolution.
If there was ever a man in the wrong place at the wrong time it was Louis XVI. Inheriting French throne in 1774, he was handed a nation filled to the brim of problems. ... and no king of the time could have avoided it. But to what extent were the policies and actions of Louis XVI responsible for the French Revolution? To a small degree Louis XVI's inability to improve ... olution? To a small degree Louis XVI's inability to improve the situations in France can be blamed. Louis XVI's failure to combat the accumulation of debt, tension between estates, and spending habits ...
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The French Revolution
The French Revolution France was an absolute monarchy under the reign of Louis XVI. He was responsible only to God, not to his subjects. France had suffered defeat in the Se ... in after the Seven Years War. There was widespread discontentment in how France was being governed. Louis XVI was neither strong nor stable. The economic problems of many common people had become stea ... ive to the French people. The pressure mounted on the government to reform. Upon taking the throne, Louis XVI appointed Anne Robert Jacques Turgot as chief finance minister. He introduced a number of ...
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French Revolution
. Such things as extravagant nobles, bad harvesting, and starvation effected the decrease in money. Louis XVI lived in the Palace of Versailles. Billions of dollars were spent to make this. Just the H ...
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