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The Legacy of the French Revolution
Title: The Legacy of the French Revolution
Category: History
Details: Words: 923 | Pages: 3.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Legacy of the French Revolution
One of the periods of tremendous upheaval throughout Europe was the French revolution, beginning in 1789. As the people of France, from the workers to the bourgeoisie to the nobles, vied for political power and control, the country went through intense periods of terror and bloodshed. Some may argue that the revolution’s end did not fulfill the desires of the French people or aid them in their search for reform. But the revolution did create …showed first 75 words of 923 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 923 total…had spread over Europe and into the colonies. People stopped being oppressed and now had a direction and purpose in their life: to create the change necessary to allow a better, freedom-filled, life. As revolutions sprang up, the absolutists began realizing the potential threat of the peasants; thus, some peasants were able to coerce reforms without too much bloodshed. The French revolution started Europe’s era of independence. All Europe needed was a good example.
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