July Revolution

Between the years of 1650 and 1800, a period of time known as the “Age of Reason” and the “long-eighteenth century” was referred to as the Enlightenment1. Enlightenment was a time of awakening, it was a new way to think involving logic. Many great innovations came from this period of time that continue to influence the world we live in today. The Enlightenment period, bought upon by German writers after a catastrophic war, Thirty Years’ War2, criticisms that went against the normality of…

At the backbone of European history, the French Revolution was an important sequence of events that changed world history with its ideas and outcomes. Before the commencement of the French Revolution, France was in a period called the Old Regime, which was an absolute monarchy ruled by Louis XIV ("The Old Regime in France: Absolute Monarchy."). Traditionally, in the Old Regime, society was broken down into three estates; the clergy (first), the nobility (second), and everyone else (third). The…

only country fighting the British during the Revolution. They had several allied countries that helped them obtain the victory such as, France, Spain, and Holland. The British during the war had the most powerful military in the world. British military was well trained and well organized in battle. Britain overall had a large advantage over the United States, but the U.S. won the war. The United States of America did win the the American Revolution, but they were physically not capable of…

The most important causes of the Democratic Revolution of the 1770s and 1810s was political causes because most people who were in the highest class who were wealthier, had more power than others over government and laws. Some social causes were also very important because some people were not socially equal. The most important causes of the Democratic Revolution of the 1770s and 1810 was political causes because most people who were in the highest class who were wealthier, and had…

violence during the French Revolution, which was led by Maximilien Robespierre. Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety ruled during the Reign of Terror and killed thousands at the guillotine. Robespierre’s followers were called the Jacobins which were the most powerful and radical political faction during the time and he was a spokesman for urban workers, who became known as the sans-culottes. The purpose of the terror was to crush the resistance to the revolution, protect the republic…

The French Revolution began on July 14th, 1789, when revolutionaries stormed the Bastille, a prison. During this time in history, the French overthrew their own monarchy, establishing a republic. This inspired a major decline of the globes monarchies and replaced them with republics. This was a period of extreme political chaos in France. There are several possible causes for the French Revolution. Among these include problems dealing with inequality between social classes, agricultural failure…

The French Revolution, one of the most chaotic, cataclysmic, and gory events in history became to be known as one that would tear apart the stained fabrics of France and inspire others nations to be independent. Why? Because the hungry, needy voices of the Third Estate echoed throughout France; voices that could not be neglected for long. It all began with the monarchs, as most uprisings do, King Louis XVI and his Austrian wife Marie Antoinette. Tensions evolved rapidly as a dark cloud…

Reign of Terror, a period of time September 5th, 1793, to July 27th, 1794, resulted in the executions of 16,594 people by guillotine and an estimated 25,000 people by summary executions, ("Reign of Terror | French History." Encyclopedia Britannica Online). The Reign of Terror occurred after the fall of the French Monarchy. Instituted by Maximilien Robespierre, tens of thousands of political enemies, royalists, and those who opposed the revolution were executed. After the fall of Louis XVI,…

oversee the government with virtual dictatorial control. Faced with pressures both from the outside and from within, the Revolutionary government instituted the Reign of Terror in September. In the next 11 months, 300,000 suspected enemies of the Revolution were arrested and more than 17,000 were executed, most by guillotine. In the chaos Robespierre was able to eliminate many of his political opponents, mainly the Girondist party. Seemingly insane with power over life and death, Robespierre…

assembly in Caloocan where Katipunan leaders made a plan themselves into a revolutionary government, and proclaimed a nationwide-armed revolution. The revolution of the Filipinos started with support from the United States and a year after of the intense fighting, the Spanish made a formal agreement of Biak-na-Bato that ended the Philippine Revolution. The Philippine Revolution served as an important turning point into being nationalistic of the Filipinos, and was a major reason for the…