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The Successes And Failures Of The French And Industrial Revolution

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The Successes and Failures of the French and Industrial Revolutions
Christian Matson
University of North Carolina Greensboro

The Successes and Failures of the French and Industrial Revolutions The French and Industrial revolutions were two amazingly profound and impactful historical events, each of them with their own far reaching effects. Of course, As with all societal changes, these caused a mixture of both intended and unintended consequences. That which is managed to be achieved through the actions of their respective revolutionists also serves to put cast into sharp contrast that which they failed to accomplish at the time. One of if not the most important instigating factors for the beginning of the french revolution was the conditions of life for the population of france, specifically those living in the capital of france, Paris. Many individuals of the time period took notice of the fact that famine and the over taxation of the populus led to the increasing unhappiness of the lower class. One such person said that, “If (the peasants) only had enough bread to half satisfy their hunger, they …show more content…

There were many contributing stimuli for the start of the industrial revolution most of which can be attributed to the economic advantages of Britain. Among these were access to abundant raw materials, naval trade fleets, wealth gained from the commercial revolution, and the recent agricultural revolution. The catalyst that allowed all of these factors to come together to produce such an amazing change is the invention of machines to facilitate the creation of factories for the textile industry. In addition the expanded transportation and communications systems allowed for the rapid exchange of goods and ideas that would continue to fuel the production and innovation of the

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