Contributions to a Revolutionary Situation (France) Flashcards
1
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How did the enlightenment contribute to a revolutionary situation
A
- taught people to think critically of their own society
- gave people confidence and optimism that they could create a better world and that human reason would allow it to happen
- suggestions mainly involved reform not revolution.
2
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social causes of the french revolution (5)
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- three estates and immovability
- privilege
- tax (corvee, taille, vingtiemes, octrois)
- urban workers spend 90% of income on bread in bad year
- bourgeoise - rising unfulfilled expectations
3
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Political causes (12)
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- aristocratic revolt
- ineffectiveness of louis
- Revellion riots
- parlement of paris
- day of tiles
- Assembly of Notables
- pamphlet wars/cahiers
- estates general
- tennis court oath
- royal session
- fall of bastille
- august decrees
4
Q
ideological causes (5)
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- philosophes (Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau)
- merit
- utility
- political pornography
- social contract
5
Q
Financial Causes
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- court at Versailles
- Compte Rendu
- bankruptcy
- Calonne, Brienne, Necker
- 3 wars
- poor harvests (economic)
