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    What was revolutionary about the French Revolution? Since the beginning of history itself, several and numerous people, inventions, ideologies or behaviours were immediately attached to a particular and self-explanatory concept such as revolutionary. As the time goes by its outreaching characteristics and meaning remains the same. A revolutionary is an individual who either actively participates in or advocates revolution. When used as an adjective, the term revolutionary refers to something

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    Difference between French Revolution and American Revolution Western Europe and the Colonies in the New World experienced major wars during the 18 century: the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the French Revolution (1789-1799), Both were inspired by the philosophy of the Enlightenment; both "were the results of oppression the people had to suffer [at] the hands of their rulers. ..and [both] succeeded in toppling the monarchy Difference"). Even though these two revolutions were similar in time

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    categorized into three estates. The Third Estate began the French Revolution due to the social, economic, and political problems they faced. Additionally the Third Estate caused the end of the old Regime with the storming of the Bastille. Overall the French Revolution impacted the lives of people in France and people in varying nations of the world. To begin with the social inequality of France was one of the three major causes of the French Revolution. Under the power of the Old Regime the social class

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    Significance and Influence: The French Revolution Among the crucial revolutions and movements of Europe and the world, The French Revolution is the most significant. Although the American Revolution happened 10 years earlier, the political and social changes in France between the years of 1789 and the close of the 18th century revolutionized not just France but the entire world in the decades and centuries to come. This was noticeable in the sister republics that followed France’s example

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    Both the American and French Revolutions shows similarities and differences in their roots and outcomes; both the America and French Revolutions began mainly because of the common people's need to gain independence and liberty from a government that was very oppressive. What triggered the American Revolution was the American colonists' need to achieve independence from Great Britain's dominance over them, while the French Revolution saw a struggle to attain social equality among the ordinary people

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    For 10 years, the French Revolution impacted Europe politically and socially. Historical figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte and King Louis XVI led this war. Throughout the French Revolution (1789-1799), many things, such as the government, were constantly changing. Poverty encompassed France, this as well as other factors ultimately led to the French Revolution. Incompetent rulers, social commands, the aristocracy, financial issues, and Enlightenment provoked and caused the French Revolution. The

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    The French Revolution was the uprising of the French common people because of political, social and economic problems. Many of these problems were a result of the Old Regime. The Old Regime was the political system in France before the revolution. It meant that everyone was under the rule of the king and they all belonged to a certain estate. The Old Regime determined the way that rights and privileges and power was given out, depending on the estate. The first estate was the Roman Catholic clergy

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    The French Revolution was a dark time for France as a whole. There were many deaths and horrific actions that left France in shambles. There were many causes of this revolution, all falling under three categories: social, political and economic. The political factors were mostly having to do with the rule of King Louis XVI and his ways and actions. There were also factors having to do with the Three Estates and France’s struggling financial issues. The next category was economic. The economic causes

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    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

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    Edmund Burke: From Reflections on the Revolutions in France The French Revolution began in the year of 1792 and ended the year 1802. The war originally began as a defense for the revolution but became a battle of conquest under the reign of the European Empire. The French Revolution caused hostility from monarchs, nobles and clergy. These three groups feared the idea of republican ideas abroad. Austrian and Persian rulers created the declaration of Pillnitz in the month of August stating that, they

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