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French Revolution

  • 1. convene a three-party meeting

    1. convene a three-party meeting
    Louis XVI proposed that the nobles pay taxes as their finances were on the verge of bankruptcy due to lavish living and constant war, and of course the nobles protested. So Louis XVI called the Trinity. Although it was an advisory body under the leadership of the royal authority that asked for cooperation with the representatives of the people, it was worthwhile that the leader of the citizens attended, which was later the starting point leading to the people's congress, so this case was chosen.
  • 2. Form the National Assembly

    2. Form the National Assembly
    The Tripartite was held, but they were at odds over how to vote. Then the king locked the door so that the representatives of the common people could not vote. Angry commoner representatives formed the National Assembly. The people's parliament declared the abolition of feudal privilege and issued a human rights declaration, and the legislative assembly, which defines limited elections and constitutional monarchy, caused major events such as the start of a revolutionary war.
  • 3. Assault the Bastille

    3. Assault the Bastille
    The citizens of Paris were furious to hear that King Louis XVI was trying to dissolve the National Assembly by force. People raided the Bastille prison and captured Paris. It was the citizens' first victory in the process of moving toward modern society.
  • 4. Announce the Declaration of Human Rights

    4. Announce the Declaration of Human Rights
    The National Assembly has issued a human rights declaration that promotes human and civil rights. This is a document declaring that man was born with a free and equal right, and that the sovereignty of the country resides in the people. It is the world's first Declaration of Human Rights to overthrow the absolute monarchy and break down feudal privileges to propagate the ideology of freedom and equality to Europe and to contain well the aims and significance of the French Revolution.
  • 5. The King's Return to Paris

    5. The King's Return to Paris
    The food situation in Paris deteriorated rapidly during the French Revolution. The people of lower Paris marched toward Versailles. When their demand for the return of the king was not accepted, they stormed into the palace the next day. The king's family returned to Paris, surrounded by citizens. Parliament was also moved to Paris, where it was later placed under strict surveillance by Parisian citizens along with the royal palace.
  • 6. War with countries against the Revolution

    6. War with countries against the Revolution
    The kings of neighboring countries have formed an alliance against France in fear that the revolution will spread to their own country. Many people applied to the army and fought bravely against the Allies. Later, after a fight between the people who led the revolution, a 'national assembly' was declared.
  • 7. Execute Louis XVI and declare a republic

    7. Execute Louis XVI and declare a republic
    The National Congress declared a republic and executed King Louis XVI. France, where the king is gone, has become a republic ruled by representatives elected by vote.The National Congress declared a republic and executed King Louis XVI. France, where the king is gone, has become a republic ruled by representatives elected by vote. This is an important event that led to the removal of incompetent and unjust royal authority and the introduction of a republic.
  • 8. The French Revolution and the Jilongdpa

    8. The French Revolution and the Jilongdpa
    Nervous in their confrontation with the Montagnards, the Girondins oppressed them in the name of a crackdown on political law. The citizens, enraged by the unwarranted arrest of the Girondins, besieged the public assembly and demanded the abolition of the 12-member committee, the conscription of the Central Revolutionary Army, the expulsion of an aristocratic officer, the arrest of an anti-revolutionary suspect, and the relief of the elderly and the disabled.
  • 9. Rovespierre's reign of terror

    9. Rovespierre's reign of terror
    Robespierre also implemented a policy of eliminating farmers' tax burdens and curbing prices, but killed all those who opposed the revolution with Kiyotin 5 for keeping the revolution. With half a million people in prison, people began to panic, and Guillotine became a symbol of the politics of terror.
  • 10. Establishment of the President's Government and the coup d'etat of Napoleon

    10. Establishment of the President's Government and the coup d'etat of Napoleon
    Gradually people began to complain about the continuing reign of terror, and eventually Robespierre was executed in Guillotine. The National Congress changed the law and established a president's government with five elected heads of parliament. But the chaos continued, and Napoleon, who became famous in wars with foreign countries, seized power in a coup. He passed on the ideology of revolution to Europe and promoted liberal and nationalist movements.