Education in France

In his book, “Armies of the Poor,” Mark Traugott examines the motivations behind insurrection and loyalty amidst the June Days of France’s Second Republic. The June Days were preceded by the February Days in which the monarchy under Louis Philippe was overthrown by a popular uprising. The new moderate Republican government promised to create institutions that would alleviate unemployment in Paris. The most important of these institutions were the Mobile Guard and the National Workshops. Both…

it was merely what my comrades and I encouraged the people of France to do. More would probably know me if I had found time to document my beliefs before my execution. My friends and I were among other causes for the war. For instance, social antagonisms between the aristocracy and bourgeoisie and struggle for leadership or dominance grew along with the people’s hunger for a change, a revolt (Schwartz). Louis XVI was the king of France in…

France was broke after spending their money on the War of America and tried to push a new tax, as bankers would lean no money anymore. In 1788 France had a very though winter, leading to food crisis and a strong increase in price of the bread all around the county. To calm things down, King Louis the 16th called a big congress…

injustices. There were many different causes of the French Revolution, some of which were feudalism and the class system, the monarchy, and the economy. To began with, feudalism and the class system helped cause the French Revolution. The people of France were divided into three different classes, which were the clergy, nobility, and then everyone else. They had a lot of of privileged society. First, the Clergy were the high members of the church pope, priest bishops, archbishops,and…

On the other hand, Napoleon was impatient. Many negotiation attempts were foiled by Napoleon’s refusal to compromise or agree. Britain declared war on France on 18 May 1803. While awaiting for the French navy to make the first move, the British remained in a defensive strategy for nearly two years. However, Spain joined the war as an ally to France in 1804. Spain granted Napoleon the resources and ships he needed to challenge Britain. Napoleon began to seek opportunities to strike Britain…

time that King Louis XVI became the king of France in 1774, the country started to suffer abounding affairs. All of the abounding affairs France had was caused by King Louis XVI, which later led to French Revolution. The French Revolution was primarily created by the social inequalities, economy, and political reasons. King Louis XVI ruled by the divine right theory which made him control all of the country's decisions, The Social inequalities of France during the 18th century was very tragic.…

that Royalty where having while leaving the French people to starve, artists started looking for new styles to lead the way of the Revolution. Jacques-Louis David was one of these artists and his work not only captured France but also the eye of Napoleon Bonaparte, who would rule France as emperor after the French Revolution. A strong proponent for French rights would latter go on to become Napoleons…

Terror began in 1793, in France. A man named Robespierre had seized power after King Louis XVI was beheaded via the guillotine. King Louis was an absolutist ruler, who was to blame for the Reign of Terror. Also another big factor was internal rebellion along with outside invasion. All of this had taken it’s toll, and started the tragic event that was the Reign of Terror. The Reign of Terror was necessary because King Louis created the situation. The 3rd Estate in France didn’t have many…

discipline became part of the Soldiers nature. Prior to Napoleon’s reign, the French Soldier did not fight for its country and often times disserted from the duty as a Soldier. However, Napoleon’s Soldiers steeped in patriotism due to fighting for France were now willing to live off the land and often resupply was unnecessary. The new patriotism led to Soldiers foraging off the land, living without the comforts of abundant resupply and returning to their units.5 This enabled Napoleon to move…

France at one point had a classification system called the Old Regime. It consisted of the First Estate, which had the clergy. The Second Estate included all of the nobles, and the Third Estate had all the middle class and poor. However the Third Estate was treated very poorly and were not equal to the other classes. The unjust treatment to the Third Estate was a major cause that led to the French Revolution. In the political cartoon, we see a poor man is chained while a king, priest, and a…