France Revolution Flashcards
What house is ruling France when the French Revolution broke out
Bourbon House
What are the 5 causes that caused the French Revolution?
- Political
- Economic
- Social
- Cultural
- International
What is the political cause of the French Revolution
The corrupt rule of the monarchs
How did the political cause happen
Feudal society got declined
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Monarchs got back their ruling power
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Established absolute monarchs
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By the time of Louis XVI
➡️the government had financial problems
➡️government could not function properly
➡️Louis XVI and his wife enjoyed luxury life
➡️Louis XVI was not a strong leader and not interested in politics
➡️situation became worse in France
What is the economic cause?
Economic-financial crisis
Explain economic crisis
Louis XVI and his queen enjoyed luxury life
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Exhausted the treasury
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Military expenditure made economy worse
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The government was on the edge of bankruptcy
What are the impact of the French Revolution?
- Foundation of equality and the rule of law
- Re establishment of the European order
- Spread of liberalism and nationalism
- Beginning of revolutionary waves
- Promoting the national unification movement
What are the five national unification movements?
- Unification of Italy
- Unification of Germany
- Wars of independent in America
- National democratic movements in other olaces
How did the economic-financial crisis happened ?
Louis XVI and his queen enjoyed luxury life
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Exhausted the treasury
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France was involved in different wars
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military expenditure made economy worse
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The government was in the edge of bankruptcy
What are the three states France is divided in
1 clergy
2 nobles
3 the commoners
Explain the social inequalities
Social and political status were unequal
- 1st and 2nd estates = ruling class
=small % in population
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Owned lots of land
= did it have to pay taxes
3rd estate = 97% of population
=being ruled
=pay heavy wages
=low income =bourgeoisie did not have the power to protect their wealth
➡️ they were eager to share the power with the ruling class
Explain the cultural aspect of the France revolution : enlightenment
-France was one of the origins of the enlightenment thinkers
- these ideas were spread all over to France
- this encouraged people to fight again the sin
Explain the international aspect by the America revolution
The victory of the America revolution made people realised the idea to overflow tyranny could success. ⬇️
Encouraged French people to overthrow the tyranny in France
What is the course of the France revolution
Estates- general
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Tennis court oath
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Fall of bastille ( the beginning )
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Declaration of the rights of men
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Constitutional + French revolutionary
Monarchy war
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French first republic
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Reign of terror
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Directory ( napoleon)
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Consulate (napoleon)
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First French empire
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Napoleon wars
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1st defeat of napoleon (Louis XVIII became king )
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Congress of Vienna
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Napoleon escaped ➡️ 2nd defeat of napoleon ➡️ battle of Waterloo
What are the three impacts of the France revolution
1 foundation of equality + the rule of law
2 re-establishment of Europe order
3 spread of liberalism + nationalism
How did the French people found equality + the rule of law ?
FR emphasised liberty,equality and fraternity
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These ideas left great impact as they overthrew the monarchy
- napoleonic code contained achievements of France revolution
+ still the reference guid to make laws
How did the people re-establish Europe order ?
- congress of Vienna :1st time that countries gathered and solve problems
+ effective in maintaining peace and order - yet old orders were restored
➡️the Vienna system aimed at protecting the own interests
How did France revolution spread liberalism and nationalism
- absolute monarchs fell - spread liberalism
- napoleon brought oppressive rule - fostered the idea of independence
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These ideas further spread to the whole world
How did France revolution started the beginning of revolutionary wars
FR sowed the seeds if revolutions
➡️ Greeks revolt / F revolted again in 1848
➡️further promoted the idea of liberalism/nationalism
How did FR promote the unification movement
-influenced by the FR
➡️national unification movement started
➡️unification of Italy
➡️unification of Germany
➡️wars of independence in America
➡️American civil war/ Russian revolution
