The French Revolution ended up transforming Europe’s governments into unstable governing systems. The French Revolution is considered to be a model event that the people looked towards as inspiration to create change in their own governments. These revolutions happened often and did not always have successful outcomes; these revolutionaries shook the foundations of the government and created an unsteady base. This occurrence of this instability of the government is mainly due to the inequity of the people, poor choices in economics, and the rise of different political views. The French Revolution created a lot of upheaval within all of the nation’s governments.
After the French Revolution’s end in 1821, the people expected change in the way
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If the land is sold to another man, the serfs are either sold or transferred over to their new master. Another thing that led to the destruction of serfdom is that serfs had to give up much of what they owned, harvested, or bought. These serfs did not have a say in the matter; they had to do as ordered. This tradition caused anger within the working class; which led to revolts and the instability of the government. In 1861, Russia saw nearly 22 million people freed from serfdom by Alexander the second. Sooner or later many other countries followed suite and demolished serfdom altogether. This decision did upset many of the nobles who believed that they had every right to have serfs work their land. The government then had to find a way to make money to pay back the noble for their loss of both land and workers. This decision unfortunately had an unbalancing effect on Russia’s governing …show more content…
Britain, Russia, Greece, and many other nations all experienced revolutions by their own people who tired of the way they had to live. In 1825, the Decembrist Revolt in Russia broke out over liberalism, but Alexander the first ended it quickly. Greece fought over liberalism as well; the only difference is that they achieved their goal and became an independent country. France’s July Revolution in 1830 pushed the government to the extreme; the Revolution cause King Charles X to abdicate his throne and allowed Louis-Phillipe a more liberal man to rule France. Belgium is the very first country to have nationalism and to declare themselves a truly independent nation. Meanwhile, Britain and Ireland became unified as one due to unequal treatment of the Irish; due to the anger of the Irish caused by unfairness, England passed the Act of Union law. They passed the law to avoid any possible uprisings that may occur in the future. The place that governments took in these revolutions is that they stopped them from continuing and from beginning. Sorry to say that everything they tried to stop from happening, happened
A revolution, by definition, is the overthrow of one government followed by replacement with another. The American Revolution against the British during 1775 to 1783 and the French Revolution pitting the French people against their own government during 1789 to 1799 were both very important political and social turnovers. This movement towards the establishment of a constitutional government influenced political thought throughout the world. By closely examining three of the main causes of these revolutions, it is clear that although the two revolutions have their differences, the basis of cause for the revolutions have, overall, much stronger similarities.
peasants were most affected group at the bottom who paid about a third or more of their income for taxes that supported the privileged classes of the first and second estates. Out of their hard work, they were only left with a little amount of food and money for their survival. Among other grievances, the tax burden was one of the peasant's greatest discontent to get rid of this burden during the 1789 revolution.
Just about any country that one can name has some history of civil unrest, class issues, rioting in the streets, and outright warfare. These patterns of behavior are common denominators for most civilization in the world. The names, faces, and places may change, but the motivations are generally the same, because of the need for change and the willingness to do whatever is necessary to achieve it. In contrast to the United States, which was in the process of freeing itself from British colonial rule, France was working to free itself from royal absolutism. This period is historically known as the French Revolution. Many scholars do not agree on the chronology of the French Revolution; some scholars suggest that the Revolution took place between 1789 to 1799 while others feel that it did not end until Napoleon lost power in 1815. To better understand the history of the French Revolution it is necessary to discuss the causes, major events, significant figures, and the outcomes associated with these political developments. Without this uprising, that changed the face of the entire country and influenced local political life in many countries in Europe, in all likelihood the France we know today would never have existed.
The system of serfdom is where an agricultural worker in feudal Russia who cultivates land and belongs to a landowner. The emancipation of the serfs happened for a mired of reasons. Most of which are tied to Russia as a nation. The defeat in the Crimean war for example was a huge blow to Russia as a world power. The national prestige was lost as Russia lost the Crimean war to the allied powers of Britain, France, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The humiliation that was felt through losing this war was based off of Alexander II’s viewing
The French Revolution was a huge turning point in European history, and characterized the modern European society we know today. The French Revolution was a moment of demarcation in government between the pre-modern and the modern world. This essay will examine the effects of the French Revolution by analyzing the changes in government before, during, and after 1789.
The French revolution which is also referred to as the Revolution of 1789 was a period characterized by both social and political upheaval that span close to a decade in France. It was during this period that the country’s political landscape was redesigned and it involved
The development of the French Revolution was greatly influenced by the philosophies of the French Enlightenment period. Interestingly, disparate to the English and American Revolutions, the French Revolution did not evolve in a linear fashion. Instead, it progressed in a series of conflicting phases, each of which could be considered almost as a revolution in itself. Political theorists – such as Montesquieu, Rousseau and Voltaire – were sources of inspiration for key revolutionaries throughout the Revolution’s three major phases. As the revolutionists occupying the leading roles changed, the principles of the Revolution’s former phase were abandoned in favour of another policy, essentially antithetical to the previous one. Ultimately, in shifting between various Enlightenment philosophers, France was able to subject its government to massive structural change - from being an absolute monarchy (prior to the Revolution), to a constitutional monarchy (1791-1792), then a republic (1792-1804), and finally a dictatorship (under Napoleon Bonaparte).
The French Revolution was a monumental historical event. Somehow, however, the causes of this conflict are often forgotten among all of the chaotic events. However, the causes of this revolution are exactly what will be discussed in this essay. The three most paramount issues which caused the French Revolution were the inequality in estates, the ignorance of King Louis XVI, and the political system.
France and the United states are both modern countries and leaders among the nations. Both countries show similarities but their culture, history and government structures differs in many ways. It is interesting to show that the two also share a similarity by beginning a revolution that created their new governments. A revolution, by definition, is the overthrow of an established political system and replace it with another. To begin understanding both governments it’s important to know why they were created in the first place.
The French Revolution was a time of turmoil in which an uprising for equality turned into a massacre. The poor became poorer, King Louis XVI lost power, and hundreds of thousands of people would end up losing their lives. Over the course of the revolution, there were two phases of the government that occurred that each had different causes. The economic and ideological cause of the liberal phase of the government was due to the disputes over inequality among the estates and dismantling of the old regime, while the cause of the radical phase of the government was based off of the belief that the revolution did not meet the original revolutionary beliefs.
Throughout history, there have been many Revolutions. The French Revolution was a revolution that changed France history completely. The French Revolution did not only changed history, but changed France’s historical monarchy government to a more republic government. The poor French citizens got the courage to start a revolution from the American Revolution. The French Revolution started at 1789 and ended at 1799. It was the most important event that changed the Western Civilization history. The French Revolution was caused by its “Economic hardship, its absolute ruler: Louis XVI, international struggles, and political conflict.”1 The French Revolution started with an absolute ruler and ended with an absolute ruler.
Throughout the ages multitudes of wars and revolutions have occurred all over the world. Revolutions caused by social injustice, violations of civil rights, and an imbalance of power. Those revolutions leave scars, memories, and create change for the people of the nation and their history, yet these wars rarely have a significant impact on the world around them. However, the French Revolution was able to impact all of Europe making it, the most important event in European history.
The French Revolution (1789-1814) was a period that affected the outcome of world history tremendously. This is considered a major turning point in European history which has led to dramatic changes in France and other regions of the world. Various social and political issues led to the start of the revolution. Politically, France suffered under the rule of Louis XVI, who ruled by absolute monarchy. Many people had their natural rights renounced and weren’t able to have a political voice. Socially, France had divided its population within 3 estates (classes). French citizens took it upon themselves to remodel their country 's’ political structure. The French Revolution had encountered both positive and negative effects. However, many Europeans viewed the Revolution as much more than just a bloody massacre. The French Revolution was used to demonstrate new ideology that would emphasize the principles of liberty and equality throughout Europe.
Revolutions are a common occurrence throughout world history. With the amount of revolutions in history, there are those that get lost and those that are the most remembered or well known. One of the well known revolutions is the French Revolution which occurred in the years 1789 to 1799. Before the French Revolution, France was ruled by an absolute monarchy, this meaning that one ruler had the supreme authority and that said authority was not restricted by any written laws, legislature, or customs, a definition given by wikipedia.com and the feudal system, which was a system that said a peasant or worker would receive a piece of land in return for serving under a king, a definition given by vocabulary.com. Those who opposed the, then
The world has seen many revolutions in history. One of the biggest revolutions was the French Revolution because it came with many consequences and influences. Nothing else like this had ever happened this powerful to change the political status quo. Many people surprisingly don’t know how the French Revolution started but through this paper we will be learning more about it. Starting in 1789 through 1794 the people of France dethroned and arrested their king Louis XVI, took apart his monarchy, and executed him, his wife, and thousands of nobles. The French people then set up a new system of government on concepts of popular rule, personal liberty, and equal justice for all to replace their old leaders. This was a new start for