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French Revolution Bastille

Question: why do some historians examine the symbols of the french revolution?

I knwo there are political reasons and know some symbols of the revolution suck as the storming of the bastille, the french flag, and french national anthem, and the french motto (Liberty, equality and fraternity). But y are they studied????? Thanks 4 ur help

Answer: The French Revolution whether you approve of its ideals or not, was the start of modern politics that are used today throughout the free world, so it is important to look and understand its origins, its aim and its success or failure.

The FR was a Revolution instigated by the middle classes using the peasants as their tool for self-grandisment and power.

The Bastille – was a focal point for cruelty; and long-term incarceration.

The French Flag – The Tricolour – united France under one flag

The National Anthem was also a tool for unification

French Motto: Freedom (from tyranny), Equality (one standard for all)and Brotherhood (everyone is your brother)

Actually in reality, none of the ideals ever really materialised in France until very much later and then only in part under Napoleon.

Freedom from tyranny – tyranny continued continued under another guise

Equality – the masses did not benefit from the FR, because many of them were no longer employed by the Nobles who ceased to exist, thus bringing about increased poverty. The now “leaders” of French lived in a grand style reminiscent of the nobility whom they removed.

Brotherhood.- There was always the inherent fear that “your head would roll” under Madame La Guillotine” for a slight misdemeanor that could be interpreted as treason.

The FR was not successful in France nor was the knock on effect that it had on the crowned heads of Europe, who instigated stricter controls for the people, to ensure that they stayed in power.

In England there were a variety of laws enacted to control the people, ie people could not gather to speak openly in public, in case it turned into a riots that would be anti-Monarchy.

French Revolution (Part 1)

French Revolution Newspaper

Question: Ideas for newspaper articles about the french revolution.?

for a french revolution newspaper project.

Answer: write about the storming of the bastille

or the capture of the royal family

Laurent Fonnet | Analysis of three French websites: Agoravox, Rue89, LePost.fr

French Revolution Nationalism

Question: Is there a French Revolution without the American Revolution? Is the American Revolution good or bad?

Did the American Revolution make European nationalism even worse?

Answer: The parallel between the French Revolution and the American Revolution is faulty. The American War for Independence was hardly revolutionary. It involved the changing of headquarters from London to Washington but the order remained untouched. There was little socioeconomic or political development in the early US and universal suffrage was at best an unplanned development. Some of the early independists were indeed populists and democrats (read Payne and Hancock) but they were quickly undermined by Southern aristocrats such as Jefferson and Washington.
The French Revolution on the other hand was a true undoing of the past complete with all the blunders of nation building under total war. For my part, I believe that they are relatively independent events… although Lafayette and other in the French military came to support the Revolution because of their involvement in the war for independence.
If you are writing a paper though, tell your teacher the French rev. would have never occurred without the awe and inspiration transmitted by America and its dream. The French lost the message of good will and fell into extremism. Murdering about seven thousand people in the reign of terror and eventually abandoning themselves to a bloody despot (bonaparte).
In order to get the A, you need to repeat the official story. If you want the truth, i suggest checking out Doyle’s French Revolution. It is an Oxford press book and it is more than comprehensive.

AP World History Project: Nationalism

French Revolution And Slavery

Question: Why did the ‘Enlightenment’ French revolution not include freedom for slaves?

Why was abloishion of slavery so slow and not an issue even in the ‘enlightened’ French freedom Revolution

as the French cried for freedom, Slave commerce was abolished in the slave trade act of 1807, not just in England, but the US, 200 years ago. Around that time many European countries also abolished the slave trade.

Portugal and France being two holdouts…. why would that be… since France claims such strong enlightenment influence and the cries for personal freedom were heard loudly everywhere

How come? Why would the cries for freedom be so self centric by such models of humanistic ideals? while theists and Christian influence led the opposition to slavery in the US and England

Answer: I don’t know. Why was freedom for slaves not included in the American Revolution? Why were slaves considered property and not people in the Constitution? Why did England use slave labor on sugar plantations throughout the Caribbean? While all acts of slavery are equally reprehensible, you can’t take a holier than thou stance by citing the examples of America and England because it is a stance based on a false premise.

Also, abolition of the slave trade is not equal to ending or freeing slaves. It took many more decades and a lot of bloodshed and turmoil in the US for slaves to be made free.

Toussaint L’Ouverture Movie Trailer – Beta

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Question: history help over here……………….?

2. The two dissenting groups within the National Convention were the
Girondins and the Mountain.
Jacobins and the Marats.
Commune and the Paris mob.
Dantons and the Robespierres.

3. During its rule, the government of the Directory was opposed by
Robespierre.
royalists and radicals.
the Jacobins.
moderates.

4. The Directory was eventually toppled by
Robespierre.
Louis XVI.
the Jacobins.
Napoleon Bonaparte.

5. The Committee of Public Safety was originally set up to defend France against foreign armies.
oppose the sans-culottes.
guard Marie Antoinette.
eliminate the king

Answer: try to check on this site http://en.wikipedia.org/ it's help

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