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Steam Machine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. -
Economic crisis
The French economy was in deep trouble. Bad harvests in 1787 and 1788, and a slowdown in manufacturing led to food shortages, rising prices for food and unemployment. -
Constitutional Monarchy
To became a Constitutional Monarchy they used the National Constituent Assembly. -
Financial and economic crisis
The financial crisis was caused by the monarchy’s lack of money. Louis XVI’s minister proposed that the privileged begin to pay taxes. The economic crisis was the result of a series of poor harvests since 1760. -
Fall of the Jacobins
Many people opposed the dictatorial government, and a coup ended the Jacobin government. Robespierre and other Jacobin leaders were executed by guillotine. -
Women’s revolution
Women are prohibited from attending political assemblies and from gathering in the street in numbers greater than five. -
Conquest of Europe
Napoleon began his conquest of Europe. -
Napoleon Bonaparte emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned emperor by the Pope. -
French invaded Spain
French invaded Spain and Joseph Bonaparte was made king. -
Napoleon’s death
In October 1815, Napoleon was exiled to the remote, British-held island of Saint Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. -
Liberal revolution in France
Which ended the restoration of Absolutism. The movement began in France when Charles X was overthrown in July. Louis Philippe I became the new constitutional monarch. There was unrest in the streets of some major cities, such as in Paris. -
A revolt in Poland
Tsarist army suppressed the autocratic rule of the Russian Empire. -
Democratic revolutions in France
This revolution represented democratic ideals and the political importance of workers. It showed how the countries under the control of empires wanted to pursue the idea of nationalism and the creation of new liberal governments. In France, a popular uprising proclaimed the Second Republic.