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The king and the French Rev.
Title: The king and the French Rev.
Category: History
Details: Words: 780 | Pages: 3.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
The king and the French Rev.
Could the King have averted the revolution? If so how?
The king could have definitely averted the revolution and in a multitude of ways. The following essay will elaborate on how exactly he could have done so.
Firstly, one of the main long term causes of the revolution was the losing of respect and confidence in the government due to the individual personality of the king. If, from the start, the king had behaved in …showed first 75 words of 780 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 780 total…the parlement in jail, thus confirming the people’s fears of a despotic leader, or at least stuck to his original stance and tried to gain control of the situation instead of giving in to the demands, the revolution could have been averted.
Also, after the National Assembly was formed, the king sent troops to Paris. This just confirmed suspicions of despotism. If he had adopted a conciliatory approach a revolution may not have occurred.
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