How Did The French Revolution Affect The Whole Of Europe?

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The French Revolution had affected the whole of Europe in many ways. They had probably made other peasants in the other countries feel like they could also overthrow their government if they had a multitude of others to help them in their works. The revolution made others feel empowered, and think that if they joined forces they could wipe out monarchy as a whole.
The revolution could’ve made the governments also fear for their own safety and protection. The governments probably started to think about the possiblities of their own peoples having an uprising and overthrowing them. They would’ve probably started to train their military forces to be able to protect against mobs of people. Most commonly only the closest goverments near the revolution

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