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The French Revolution
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The French Revolution
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Financial problem
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Ancien regime
The first estate : Roman Catholic clergy
The second estate : nobles
The third estate :
rest of the French population
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The Estate General
The Estate general was useless.
Because the vote system which is favorable to the first, second estate.
May 5. 1785
The third demand reformation. But the first, second estates disturb their effort.
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The National Assembly
Jun 17. 1789
The third estate proclaim The National Assembly.
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The Storming of the Bastille
Jul 14. 1789.
The National Assembly attack the Bastille
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Aug 26. 1789
The National Assembly issue Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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Formation of the Convention
French nobility wanted to restorate ancien regime by taking foreign powers.
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perty and divorce their husbands.
However, they couldn¡¯t participate in political decision making process by voting.
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Guillotine was frequently used by Jacobins.
Even radicals each other became enemies.
The regime undermines itself and the conservative men seize the power.
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The Directory
The conservative men replaced the radicals.
The Directory held the executive power.
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The Directory was more pragmatic than the previous radical.
However, it took the middle way between the ancien regime and radical revolution.
Therefore, the problems of the French society remained unsolved.
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
Born to a minor noble family of Corsica
Became general at age 24
Fervent supporter of the Revolution
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First Italian campaign
Egyptian expedition
The Directory
Ruler of France
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In 1796-1797
Napoleon drove the Austrian army from Northern Italy and established French rule there