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Revolution

The French revolution took place in 1789 in France and overthrew the monarchy, creating political chaos. Causes included government debt, class conflicts, and the Enlightenment. The poor third estate comprised 97% of the population but lacked basic rights, leading them to revolt for equality. They took control of the Bastille prison and wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens to gain equal rights and end aristocratic privileges.

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Revolution

The French revolution took place in 1789 in France and overthrew the monarchy, creating political chaos. Causes included government debt, class conflicts, and the Enlightenment. The poor third estate comprised 97% of the population but lacked basic rights, leading them to revolt for equality. They took control of the Bastille prison and wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens to gain equal rights and end aristocratic privileges.

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French revolution Essay

Revolutions are particularly important parts of our history. Some of the revolution started and faded
in time, and some revolutions lasted long enough to bring a change in our time. The revolutions are a
big topic in political studies. Most of the revolutions are intended to fight or change the government
of the way they rule.

Europe has experienced immense of revolutions that have shaped the European continent. The
French revolution is one of the most discussed revolutions that changed the cause of history. French
revolution took place in 1789 in France. The causes that initiated the French revolution were
bankruptcy due to government debt, class conflicts, the Enlightenment and the totalitarian rule.
These socio-economic, political conditions of France became the reasons for the Frenchmen to revolt
for social, political and economic equality.

The French government was accused of spending too much on wars, armaments and lavish lifestyles
caring little for the poor and poverty-stricken countrymen. The ongoing destructive economic
recession of the time contributed to more reasons, such as agricultural, trading and manufacturing
decline. This led to more unemployment and poverty in the country. The French revolution was a
horrifying event that overthrew the monarchy and created political chaos.

Then the ruler of France was lavishly invested among themselves and their needs. The common
people or the middle class of French were called the third estate. The third estate consisted of 97% of
people who were devoid of their basic rights. To contemplate, the third estate Frenchmen broke out
into protests and formed the National Assembly in 1789. In the summer of 1789, the third estate
Frenchmen broke into a prison courtyard and took over their weapons. This was known as the
storming of the Bastille.

Soon the national assembly wrote, “Declarations of the Rights of Man and Citizens”. This was written
to make the first and second estate realize that the basic human rights enjoyed only by them is
meant for all. This declaration played a major role in the French revolution. This successfully granted
all men, equal rights and abolished aristocratic privileges. This was the idea of early philosophers
called the Enlightenment.

In 1791, a constitution was set up in France, marking the success of the French revolution. All men
were granted equal rights, and the class conflicts were reduced. This change led to the rational
collapse of the absolute French monarchy as the lower class were beginning to have more power
than before. By 1792, France was a democratic republic.

Although the French revolution was a success in achieving rights and powers, it failed in achieving
aristocratic privileges in the first half of the revolution. This revolt against the ruler led to massacres
of 1792 that went up to five days, killing of many prisoners of Paris and the lower-class countrymen.

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