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    fallen on a variety of governing bodies from kings to presidents to parliaments. What many of these governments lacked was a focus on God and his plan for governing. During the period known as the ‘Age of Absolutism’ (1650-1776), a great struggle waged throughout Europe between the pursuit to see monarchs rise to power, as in France, and those who sought to make a shift toward representative government, as in England. Those who believed in a king's absolute power and divine right to rule were crucial

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    While the government system that was in placed by Louis XIV start to have financial issues caused by the many military campaigns and many ambitious projects during the 18th century and started the French Revolution. After the French Revolution, which took place in during the late 1700’s, the government went through many changes. The different monarchical governments were restoration of Louis XVIII, Napoleon Empire, Louis Philippe reign. With the early changes of the country they didn’t fully become

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    not the government. The leader of the French monarchy was Louis XVI. The french revolution began in 1789 shortly after the american revolution. The three words that became the french battle cry was Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. That was similar to the american saying of the american revolution. So I believe that The Reign of Terror is justified because of a new government, internal enemies, and external enemies. The first reason that the reign of terror was justified is because France was in

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    suffered just as much as the United Kingdom had was France. Causes of their downward spiral were due to an underdeveloped economy. France’s industry was far inferior to Great Britain’s, particularly in farming. Tourism was also a big part of France’s economy, and during this time, many individuals simply did not have the money to travel around the world. France, like the United Kingdom, also suffered to recover from World War I. While not as bad, France relied heavily on German reparations, to pay for

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    purposely set himself on fire to express his rights. Little did the government know this was just the foreshadowing of major uprising in Egypt. In the Middle East, the dissatisfied youth started a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests that began December 18, 2010. Known as the “Arab Spring”, the young adults protested all through the Arab world because of their anger with unemployment, inflation, and the regulations of the government. The young adults, who received message of the protest via social

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    Before the Enlightenment, France's government was too strong because it had too much power. During the Enlightenment, many philosophers helped improve France as a whole. One specific example would be Montesquieu. Montesquieu wrote books on many topics such as law, climate, forms of government, and religion. Also, he traveled and explored Europe to expand his knowledge and studied in an extensive learning program. His philosophy and writing had a great effect on France and the people living there at the

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    suffered just as much as the United Kingdom had was France. Causes of their downward spiral were due to an underdeveloped economy. France’s industry was far inferior to Great Britain’s, particularly in farming. Tourism was also a big part of France’s economy, and during this time, many individuals simply did not have the money to travel around the world. France, like the United Kingdom, also suffered to recover from World War I. While not as bad, France relied heavily on German reparations, to pay for

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    Comparison of the French and the United States Political Structures Marcy McNeal Snook POLS 241 Summer 2014 Incomplete Introduction Political culture is one of the defector concepts of contemporary social science. Theorists have not provided a persuasive picture of its casual role whereas analysts have not been able to do without it in explaining experimental results. Therefore, political culture can combine with the political structure to create or maintain regime form. Political structures

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    political power in France and created his own empire, he is still considered one of the best military leaders in history due to his many victories. Napoleon Bonaparte was a tyrant who was also considered a hero by the French people. People from France’s surrounding nations despised Napoleon and viewed the French Emperor as a tyrant who seized all power from France’s republic and controlled the nation under his absolute power. After the French Revolution, France’s government had changed from a monarchy

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    Within France in the late eighteenth century, men and women are attempting to constitute a new government that would allow liberty, equality, and fraternity. Throughout the French Revolution, there were many objectives and ideas produced by men and women that were drastically adjusted according to the phase of the revolution. The modification of ideas and objectives seen throughout the revolution were internal social and political change; moral changes; and appeals to nationalism. Much of the

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