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    Aimee: Welcome to The Interview with the President. This weeks guest takes us the whole way back to the begining of America, Please Welcome George Washington. Gery: I am very excited to be here today. Aimee: We also have three other guests, a French Rebel, an American Republican, and a French Monarch. The Monarch and the Rebel are separated for obvious reasons. Today’s topic is the French Revolution. When did the revolution start George? Gery: The revolution started in 1789, but has lasted…

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    chapter twenty one plays an important part in book two because it shows how the violent revolution began in France and how that can end badly for Charles, Lucie and Dr.Manette in England. This passage finally leads up to the revolution that the Defarges and the Jaques have been planning for so long and also builds the suspense for what will happen if either of the three characters go back to France. The passage on page two hundred thirty displays the fact that the long awaited revolution has…

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    Napoleon Bonaparte, Frances’ “great” leader after the French Revolution and also conquered much of Europe, but he was also love and hated by many. People to include Benjamin Constant, likened the Emperor to a “tyrant”. At the same time, others such as Emmanuel Del La Cases and Victor Hugo idolized the “French Conqueror”. In regards to Bonaparte’s love/ hate relationship, I analyzed documents that looked at the great leader from both sides of the spectrum. In like respect, when historians…

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    Napoleon did service for Louis xvl and he did artillery unit at Vallance. Napoleon was an influence because he was a good general for the french who took over most of Europe and others.He had 10 siblings and had a nice childhood. He had a pretty good education. He was not poor his father was lawyer and his mother was a stay at home mom. Napoleon was 4/10 children that lived he was not wealthy and attended military school and was ranked little corporal he then got invited to a royal military…

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    Introduction: When Napoleon III ruled France from 1848 to 1870, France underwent rapid economic growth because of the Industrial Revolution and Napoleon III’s involvement in this revolution. Napoleon III modernized France by building railroads, canals, and banking institutions. This helped centralized France’s capital and created a strong unified state, which made France one of the big powers of Europe. Napoleon III, like Napoleon I, wanted to make France the best country in Europe, and so…

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    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…

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    The unfair distribution of powers, rights, and wealth between the citizens of France was the main cause of the Revolution. Prior to the revolution, the Kingdom of France practiced the Ancient Regime, a political and social system “based on the concentration of all political, social and economic power between three classes, the monarchy, the clergy, and the aristocracy” (Bastille). Citizens of France were separated into three distinct estates. The First Estate consisted the French Catholic Clergy…

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    In history, there have been many people trying to change the world. There are others who revolt to change an event that happened in their own life. In my opinion, a revolution is just doing something to make a change. For example, there is the French Revolution or the guy that left his house because his parents were too strict. These two things relate. How? Well, in both situations, someone started a revolution by going against someone else. However, it doesn’t only have to be someone; it…

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    time people fear the government in France. The Government was being close or similar to a tyrant. The Reign of Team was not justified because the Terror was happening when France was defeating Europe, the government basically took away the right of the people, and the Reign of Terror was ran by fear and paranoia. First of all, the Reign of Terror was not justified because it was happening while the France was beating Europe. The Great Terror began soon after France beaten Monarchy around…

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    Buonaparte his father and Letizia his mother. Napoleon's father at first supported the nationalist and sided with their leader, Pasquale Paoli. The leader Paoli was forced to flee the island, so Carlo decided to switch to the French. After switching to France a job was given to Carlo. This then opened up opportunities for Napoleon. Due to his father's job he was able to go to France’s college. Later Napoleon then ended up in military college. Napoleon studies there for five years. Eventually…

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