Symbols In The French Revolution

The French Revolution began in 1789 it was a clash between the monarchy and the nobility in French. But there were many signs way before that, that it was bound to happen sooner or later. Some of the signs that a revolution was about to begin were, the monarchy crisis, money crisis and the aristocracy crisis. Louis the 16th and Marie Antoinette were the rulers of France during the French Revolution. Many blame the French Revolution on Louis the 16th, but all the problems were just handed to him when he became king. Louis the 16th was a well meaning, but weak and vacillating ruler he also lacked character. Since Louis the 16th wasn’t a strong leader, it allowed The National Assembly to try to mostly take over the French government. The French Revolution finally came to an end in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte came to …show more content…
During the French Revolution there were many symbols. The Bastille was a very symbolic prison. The Revolutionary cockade colors were red and blue, which symbolized the city of Paris, and the color white symbolized the monarchy. Many of the citizens wore pins with the colors or even the outfits they wore were colored in red, blue, and white. Since many of the pheasants can’t read, posters were usually pictures not words. Symbols are still used today. During the Second World War, the United States of America used Rosie the Riveter as a symbol for women who worked in factories and worked in shipyards. For those who couldn’t read can see that she is strong like the guys and she can do anything. Rosie’s words read “We Can Do It”, it gives women the push that they need to keep going and be strong so they can get their men back home. When the French wear the symbolic color of the Revolution it shows that they are in support of each other and that they are in support of the revolution. Symbols are something that can link people that have similar ideas or are fighting for the same