... a monarchy ruled by Louis XVI, which many people had qualms about. Louie, among other things, was quite the tyrant, stressing taxes and failing to complete his imperial goals as king, so much so, that France was literally yanked out his control. Once France said goodbye to the end of a constitutional monarchy, the idea of a republic ensued, led by Maximilien Robespierre, with an extended ... harder after capture of their "king, " Napoleon, the revolution had settled, and opened up new eyes and a new era for France. People were no longer storming the streets and lashing out in protest, t...

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... event that was bond to happen. The French had various problems going on. They had political, social, and financial. Slowly but surely France was falling apart. In the 17th and 18th centuries, France was ruled by an absolute government, which meant the king had all power. The king during the French Revolution was Louis XIV. Louis XIV was a despot with no direction. Louis XIV ... system was unjust. Louis XVI attempted to improve France finances. He tired to reform the taxation system, however it didn't work out. The nobility and the clergy refused to accept the new reforms. The king once ...

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Fidel Castro once said, "The Revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploitees." A revolution is a cycle of change that happens when those that are governed rebel against their leader with Enlightenment ideas. The English, French, and American Revolutions prove this to be correct because the lower classes were rebelling against their reigning monarch and wanted new freedoms, ... changing history forever. Fighting against the British monarchy, the American colonists desired independence and formed their own country, mapping out America's future for generations to come. The ...

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... facing an Austrian invasion, a Parisian mob, who were seeking scapegoats, attacked the Royal Palace and Legislative Assembly. The king was then taken captive and the Assembly was forced to suspend the monarchy, while also calling for a new National Convention to choose the future form of government. In the mean time, the Paris Commune, made up of people calling themselves the sans-culottes, assumed ... control of France until the National Assembly could be convened. The san-culottes were urban workers and artisans who constituted the most radical elements of the revolution. They sought ...

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