The French Revolution was a period of political and social rebellion against absolutism in France‚ resulting in violence and a reform in government. This revolution resulted in the execution of members of higher estates and people against the revolution‚ but there was a method of execution the french thought was revolutionary beyond any other method. The guillotine was an invention that had a significant impact on the French Revolution. The idea of a humane form of execution was designed by Joseph-Ignace
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Absolutism was the most significant cause of the French Revolution because it forced a weak leader such as Louis XVI to have the power to ruin a whole country. Absolutism is a form of government in which the king or queen has absolute control over the land and people. King Louis XIV‚ an absolute monarch and heir‚ inherited the French throne at his grandfather’s death in 1643. He was only 5 at the time he started to rule. Louis XIV has been perceived in history as someone who is lazy‚ shy and awkward
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The Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on everyday life in Britain‚ mainland Europe‚ Japan‚ and the United States. The introduction of the factory system‚ advances in transportation and philanthropy had far reaching impacts on the economies of these nations as well. Industrialization had its share of both champions who celebrated these changes and critics who opposed them. While the Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative effects on society and the economy‚ the positive effects
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The Revolution it was one of the most controversial for terror and killed innocent people for any reason.they abused of the power they have for torture and take over their religion.However they do`t count with the people the trons around against the Revolutionaries so‚ the Jacobin leaders were power hungry Tyrants because of the events of the Reign of terror;beheading at the guillotine‚the attempt to protect the Revolution and the proposal of a ‘Republic of virtues’ First of all‚the Jacobin
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call to reform for the society. With all these internal and external turmoil occurring‚ the French called for a reform(after being influenced by the American Revolution as well) known as the French Revolution. This era established a new constitutional monarchy‚ where equality and freedom for the individual increased in all areas. Also‚ women had a new place in society where the obtained greater equality among
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everything in society and nature. Enlightenment thinkers during this period began to seek rational thoughts to figure out and understand nature and also to guide the human existence. The Enlightenment glorified the ability of reason and was also an era of thoughts and intellectual accomplishments. A new social class known as the Philosophes emerged‚ they encouraged the French population to question their society. These ideas impacted the social‚ economical‚ political‚ and scientific aspects of society and
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throughout the Atlantic World and morals like freedom and revolution became increasingly popular. Even the poorest‚ illiterate‚ enslaved populations of European colonies began to adopt enlightened principles to the point of rebellion. No greater example of this change exists than the Haitian Revolution of 1791‚ which inspired an array of moves for independence throughout the Americas. The strength‚ strategy and ultimate success of the Haitian Revolution changed the Atlantic Worlds’ outlook on slave or indigenous
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bloody revolution during the late 1700’s‚ France encompassed most of Europe and was desperate for more. The self-crowned emperor who brought them many glorious victories in battle was named Napoleon. Some of Napoleons efforts were in vein as he restored an abolished monarchy‚ abolished most newly gained women’s rights‚ and made peace with the Catholic Church. But he also helped the revolutionaries in many ways. Napoleon overall did more to help the efforts of the French Revolution than he did to negate
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historical occurrences like the French Revolution (1789–1799)‚ the American Revolution (1775–1783)‚ and the independence movements in Latin America. The Enlightenment principles of liberty‚ equality‚ and democracy propelled these revolutions‚ which ended in the overthrow of monarchies and colonial rule. As a result of the American Revolution‚ the United States of America was established‚ a republic founded on individual rights and democratic ideals. During the French Revolution‚ republicanism flourished
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one of the most outstanding politicians of the French Revolution from 1789 until 1794. At the beginning of his career he was only a democratic‚ however‚ since he was the leader of the Jacobins‚ he managed to rise the power in France and establish a dictatorship of terror where he was implanting the power to all of his companions. Years later‚ the Convention had enough of him and send him to the guillotine‚ they did with Robespierre the same thing he did with those who risen against him or the reign
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