French Revolution Swot Analysis

The United States and France are very similar countries in a lot of aspects. Starting with how they have both had very interesting history as to how they became the powerful countries that they are today; it began with their very dramatic revolutions in which a lot of people gave their life in hopes for a better future. When a country is founded after they have suffered oppression they tend to choose a more democratic government, which in the case of the United States and France it is true. However, although these two countries lie amongst the most powerful countries in the world and are both democratic in nature, they differ in one major aspect. They have completely different judicial systems. The French practice a system that is called inquisitorial, whilst the United States engages in the adversarial system; each system has its strength and its …show more content…
The 18th century was coming to an end, and with it the unjust system that dominated the French. It was during this time, ironically, after the French helped the Americans gain their independence and King Louis overspending, that the country was suffering unprecedented hunger. The government did not listen to its people’s plea for help, and kept imposing heavy taxes. It was a system where the rich kept getting richer whilst the poor suffered diseases and hunger.
The gap between the poor and the rich kept growing, until its breaking point July 14, 1789 when the French people declared they wanted a new system to replace the ancient regime. They declared this when they decided to take the Bastille fortress in an attempt to take the government’s ammunition and gunpowder. After, the “wave of revolutionary fervor and widespread hysteria quickly swept the countryside. Revolting against years of exploitation, peasants looted and burned the homes of tax collectors, landlords and the seigniorial