July Revolution

The French Revolution was an uprising in France that resulted in the establishment of France as a republic. It began in 1789 and lasted until 1799. The revolution had major social and political impacts on France. There were many causes of the French Revolution. Some of these causes include debt and taxes, changes in culture, and an ineffective leader. Due to France’s major debt, the king had to raise the taxes. The commoners of France were forced to pay the majority of these taxes, while the…

Summary The Cuban revolution was a trial and error time for Cuba with many attempts to overthrow the dictatorship Fulgencio Batista. This revolution began in 1952 when Batista seized power. This happen when he realized that he was not going to win president that term.The elections were cancelled as soon as Batista became dictator. As soon as this happen a politician named Fidel Castro (who was likely to win a seat in congress) began plotting Batista’s downfall immediately. Castro became the…

The storming of Bastille was an incident that occurred in the afternoon of July 14th 1789 in Paris, France. The Bastille was a political prison represented by royal authorities in Paris in which there were only seven inmates in at the time of its storming. The political prison and armory was seen as a symbol of monarchy’s abuse of power. Its fall was the significant start of the French revolution. During Louis XVI’s reign, France was faced with an economic crisis due to the cost of intervening…

Tens of thousands of people were executed right in public. A symbol of the revolution was the guillotine. The guillotine was a beheading machine created by Robespierre. He was the mastermind of this tragic time.Thousands were executed for resisting the revolution and accused of treason. Going against this republic resulted in execution. After King Louis XVI was executed, France was without a leader. Napoleon Bonaparte…

July 14th, the day that the French people stormed the Bastille in 1789. This was the spark that led to the French Revolution. Merely 13 years after the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Many people at this time thought that these were essentially the same revolution. Although there may have been some superficial similarities, the enormous philosophical differences became apparent to all, both then and now, soon after looking into this discussion. This essay on the American and…

of the Jacobins was to promote the ideas of the democracy and achieve equality for every citizen of France. Maximillian Robespierre was the most influential member of the Jacobins, and eventually became their leader, and lead them into the French Revolution in 1789. Jacobins fought ten years against the Monarchy for equality of all citizens. Soon after they achieved their goals, the newfound democracy began taking steps backwards, bringing unfair treatment to the French citizens as well as much…

Causes of the American Revolution On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence, which stimulated the revolution of American freedom from Great Britain. The motives for why the colonists felt it was crucial to start a revolution of independence are contradicted by both the opinions of the British, and the opinions of the American colonists themselves. Although there are numerous documents supporting the British that state the colonists were at fault…

Pancho Villa, whose real name was Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula, was a Mexican Revolutionary General and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution. He was born in San Juan Rio, Durango, Mexico on July 5, 1878, and died on July 20, 1923. He grew up on a family farm and his father died when he was a teenager. Arambula left home and became a bandit. He was running away from the law and changed his name to Francisco Villa so he wouldn't get caught. Villa joined the fight against…

years, from the execution of Louis XVI in January 1793 to late July 1794. During those eighteen months, more than 20,00 French people were put to death by guillotine. The question is whether or not this behavior by the revolutionary French government was justified. The Reign of Terror was justified. This claim can be supported by three reasons: the threats did require it, the methods weren’t too extreme, and the ideals of the revolution weren’t violated, The first reason the Reign of Terror was…

There are many important things that happened in the American revolution, the most significant things are the stamp act which happened in Oct 19, 1765. There is also the Boston Massacre, the Boston Massacre was when the people of the king got shot and killed by an angry mob which made them mad. Sugar Act. American History. a law passed by the British Parliament in 1764 raising duties on foreign refined sugar imported by the colonies so as to give British sugar growers in the West Indies a…