Commonwealth realm

In order to have democracy foundation, there has to be political, economic and social forces to overthrow the king and develop a new form of government. Therefore, democracy would change the social status and built equality between the three estates. Since France created the new democracy, it also originated nationalism. The revolution changed the economy by having financial difficulties and caused the influence of the American Revolution. From the beginning of world history, the french…

A sizeable portion of the Third Estate was exceedingly poor to the degree that they had little choice but to seek change. When such change was denied them, the peasantry revolted. Most conflict has some underlying economic cause, whether it be taking resources from another, or generating a source of income by creating such conflict. In this case, however, the lower class was allowed to starve until it was too late to reverse the vengeance towards the upper classes that had built up because of…

Through learning about the French and the Russian Revolutions, it is proved that these revolutions shared many similarities when it comes to phases and characteristics of the revolutions themselves. The pre-revolutionary French government, similar to the Russian, was an absolute monarchy. Which means that the King shares the power with no one else beside himself and God. The Estate-General was one major cause of the French Revolution. The people of the French society were broken up into three…

King Charles XVI is a bad leader! The French Revolution was a major event in time during 1789-1799. There were many causes, key events, and outcomes. King Louis XVI was a monarch who ruled over France. This is why France had a big downfall in history. Due to the imbalances in the estates system and how King Louis XVI ruled France The Estates system was a social class that separated into three groups. First Estate was the Clergy or people who worked for the church. Only 1% of the population were…

One of the primary causes of the French revolution was the Third Estate’s poor treatment by the King of France, the First Estate, and the Second Estate. For example, in the political cartoon titled, “The People Under the Old Regime,” three fat people are riding on the back of a skinny person (Doc A). The three fat people represent the King of France, the First Estate, and the Second Estate while the skinny person represents the Third Estate. The image demonstrates how unfair the social system of…

The French Revolution was a very chaotic time. The third class was very angry they weren't being treated equally. They wanted to be like the first and second class. They decided to rebel and this caused the French Revolution. They rebelled and attacked many places like the Bastille and the Palace of Versailles.Eventually, nobody liked the king of king of France. They were but on trial for treason and lost. Eventually, the king and queen were killed and the monarchy was dead. The king of France…

Darnton describes some of the reasons for the printing press journeymen to massacre the master’s cats was due to frustration stemming from basic inequalities of necessities. Essentially, the workers notice that while the cats, along with the masters, lounge throughout the days, they are working exceedingly long hours with little to no respite. Moreover, the cats are passed morsels of food from the masters. Whereas, the workers live off of rotten scraps of food and struggle to eat enough…

Revolutions are seen by many as an inevitable part of many societies. They allow both the people and societies to progress and advance. One of these revolutions was the French Revolution, which led to the downfall of monarchies in other parts of Europe. The French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s. The revolution began with people wanting small reforms, such as changes to the system of taxation; leading to a complete change, transforming every aspect of French citizen’s lives,…

In “The Globalization of Class Actions,” Veronique Magnier discusses both the history of class action litigation in France and the development of corresponding legal procedures. Development has been slow and incremental in the eyes of Magnier. However, Magnier argues that France will ultimately have to adopt a class action process. Whether that will be implemented by France or the European Union, time will tell. Magnier begins the discussion with the history of class action legislation in France…

Was The Reign Of Terror Justified? From 1789 to 1800 a time of revolution took place in France to end monarchy and finally give more power to the people. During the revolution, an era of revolts and many deaths, but also new ideas and extraordinary steps to a much needed government, the era of the Reign of Terror. The bloodiest time in the French Revolution, lead by many people such as Robespierre, an educated man that spoke on the behalf of the people and spread ideas and actions for a better…