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The Impact of The French Revolution The French Revolution had many elements to it. It was a time of dramatic change, terror, wars and reformation. Were the years of horror worth it? The goal of a lasting, peaceful nation was most definitely achieved. It just took a lot of pain, dedication and the lives of those who believed in change to get there. A huge problem was the leaders of the nation were not prepared to take on the challenged they faced. They all led France to disaster. Conditions in…

about Marie Antoinette: she was a queen in France who didn’t care about the good of her people, and when told they had no bread and were starving, responded with, “Let them eat cake.” Despite the arguments given, this idea is completely false. Marie Antoinette never said those words, nor was she the villain many believe her to be. In fact, she was just a victim of horrible gossip that got her death by guillotine. Her story is indeed a sad one. “Let them eat cake” - the statement Marie…

The Causes The Enlightenment: The most apparent cause of the enlightenment was the Thirty Years War. This destructive war, which lasted from 1618 to 1648, compelled German writers to pen harsh criticisms regarding the ideas of nationalism and warfare. These authors were some of the first enlightenment minds to go against tradition and propose better solutions. During the same time, European thinkers exposed Europe to other cultures and philosophies. Finally, centuries of mistreatment at the…

The Reign of Terror: Was it Justified? A kitten desperately howls as her assertive owner restricts her wish to roam the danger filled streets. In the eyes of the naive kitten, the owner’s consideration for her safety is perceived as nothing but an unjust limitation to her individual freedom. Robespierre’s duty as the ruler is similar to the one of a pet owner. The kitten, who represents the French counterrevolutionists, cluelessly whines against the owner because she does not know what is best…

figure that typically gets glossed over is Marie Antoinette. She is often tossed aside as a two-dimensional character of history; the frivolous spendthrift who ruined the French economy, brought not only her ruin, but the ruin of her innocent husband, Louis XVI, and was the victim of the society around her. This is not true. Through the analysis of three biographies ranging over fifty years of historical study, it is the goal of this research to show how Marie Antoinette…

counterrevolution in the Vendée region of France, the government began to create harsher punishments for what they considered to be treason. As many as 40,000 people were killed during the Reign of Terror, including the king, Louis XVI, and his wife, Marie Antoinette. However, most of the victims of the Reign of Terror were peasants, the very people the French Revolution was intended to help. The picture…

“Marie Antoinette was a person who liked people, and bore little resemblance to the cold villain portrayed by her protractors” . As an Austrian foreigner turned French Queen, she was one of the most attacked public figures in the history of France . Marie Antoinette was an innocent victim, despite public belief and conditions in France during her rule. Her marriage to Louis XVI was less than blissful, they were polar opposites and frustrated each other greatly. She was wrongly accused in…

Austria tried saving the royal family but the king was recognized by a postmaster who knew him from “his portrait on the new French money” (605). The family was arrested in a town called Varennes. Sweden also tried protecting King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette by helping them escape. The escape plan failed because the king was recognized and consequently the king and queen were arrested for treason again. After the escape plans failed, Austria and Prussia immediately went to war with…

Most revolutions are political, happening when the residents of a nation attempt to expel the current government and supplant it with another one. Political upsets have a tendency to be tumultuous, brutal occasions. There is no obvious clarification regarding why individuals revolt, however researchers accept that some or the majority of the accompanying elements lead to unrest which are as following: • Injustice • Relative deprivation • State of the government • The military…

because it was a full costume that required changing into. The next option Kelsey presented was Marie Antoinette. Alyssia contemplated and she thought to herself, "This means I have to wear a fancy dress and change in and out of it. I do not want to do that in the school bathroom." She then remembered in history class the famous Marie Antoinette quote, "Hey kelsey, do you know that quote from Marie Antoinette of "Let them eat cake, [if they don 't have bread]". "Oh right that hilarious quote,…