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The rejected reform
King Louis XVI´s ministers attempt to introduce financial reform, an assembly of notables, rejected reforms in 1787 -
Lists of Grievances
The king called the Estates-General which was an assembly os all three states, in May 1789 at Versailles, people presented their problems to the assembly in List of Grievances -
National Constituent Assembly
In june, the representatives of the third state formed a National assembly, the met in the indoor tennis court -
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The outbreack of the French Revolution
In France, the Old regime was destroyed by the French Revolution, which had its origins in the failure of the system like the social unrest, the economy, the enlightenment and the attempts at reform. -
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The end of the Old Regime
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Storming of Bastille.
The Paris people attacked the Bastille, a medieval fortress that had become a prison and a symbol of absolutism. -
Declaraton of Right of Man and of the Citizen
The feudal rights were abolished, a few days later, it published the declaration of right of man and of the citizen that supported personal liberty, equiality before the law and the right of property -
The First Constitution
The constitution endes with royal absolutism establishing a constitutional monarchy under the separation of powers. -
Legislative Assembly
This assembly lasted for less than a year and failed to attrack much support, there was a fierce opposition from the noblity and clergy who didin´t want to give up their privileges. In contrast, other gropus, called radical revolutionaries,supported by the sans-culottes believed that reforms didn´t go far enough -
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Opposition to the constitutional monarchy
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War On France
Austria and Prusia declarated war on France because the other European Monarchs -
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The First French Republic
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The birth of the french republic
Following the insurrection, a national convention governed France, the convention inmediatedly abolished the monarchy and France became a republic, the girondins controlled the assembly -
The reign of terror
Maximilien Robespierre assumed all powers and established a dictatorship, around 50,000 people were executed in the guillotine by the comitte of public safety, only in 10 months -
Execution of Robespierre
Robespierre tried to ease the economic crisis establishing maximun prices for basic items, a new calendar was adopted, Robespierre lost her supporters and a group of revolutionaries arrested him and executed in the guillotine -
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The directory
A new constitution established limited suffrege based on property ownership. A moderate government was led by a five-member Directory. -
Second Coalition
Conquered many of regions that France had occupied -
Napoleon Bonaparte
He conquered most of Italy between 1796 and 1799, in this year he carried out a coup d´état, A consulate was created and Napoleon was nowthe real ruler of France. -
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The Congress of Vienna
The austrian Mnister Prince Metternich played a leading role on their attempts to guarantee lasting peace and avoid new revolutions:
->France returned to the frontiers it had before the revolution.
->States were reinforced arounf France as a protective barrier agains future French expansion.
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The Conservative Order
This were the main characteristics:
Monarchy->The monarch of the Old Regime returned to power as if the French revolution never happened.
Internationalism->The great powers could intervene in another country if a legitimare monarchy was in danger.
Congresses->Regular contact between the great powers was seen to solve problems. -
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The revolutions of 1820 and 1830
France->In 1830, the absolutist monarch Charles X was deposed and replaced by Louis Philippe of Orleans who were more liberal -
Second French Republic
The king was deposed and the second french republic was created, Napoleon´s nephew -
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The revolutions of 1848
There were many attempted revolutions in Europe 1848. The bourgeoisie and workers of many countries supported liberal reforms and democratic principles. France -> The monarchy of King Louis Philipe had become conservative and corrupt. -
Second French Empire
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was elected presiden, he became increasilingly authoritarian and declared himself emperor of the Second French Empire
