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Hobbes argues that the government is becoming more corrupt, and if they do not get it under control, the government could collapse.
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Voltaire was imprisoned for writing a poem demonstrating the weaknesses of the government.
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King Louis XVI was crowned as king with ideas and new ways of governing.
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Napoleon attended a military academy named Ecole Militaire. This was a French military academy that taught Napoleon more advanced tactics and strategies for war. At the age of 16, Napoleon graduated from the Ecole Miliaire and became a Second Lieutenant in the Army for artillery.
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Napoleon lived in Ajaccio in his early career, attending school in France, and military academy in 1785.
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This is a human rights document from the French Revolution. It was drafted by Abbé Sieyès and the Marquis de Lafayette
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On 20 June, 1789 the Tennis Court Oath was signed by the French Third Estate, vowing "Not to separate and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established."
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The Storming of the Bastille was a violent attack on Bastille and the French government by the people, this was the official start of the French Revolution.
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The women's march on Versailles was one of the earliest forms of protesting, the women marched to protest their rights.
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The first constitution was written after the monarchy collapsed, and established the rights of men in France.
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Marat was a French political theorist, physician, and scientist. He was a politician in the French Revolution. He was killed in his bath tub by Charlotte Corday
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This was a period of time during the French Revolution where many massacres and public executions occurred.
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Danton was charged with treason after changing his views on the great terror, this ended up getting him executed.
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While Napoleon was Emperor he conquered most of Europe in the 19th century. He took over Spain, Egypt, Syria, and many other countries to go with them.
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Napoleon was a very successful military leader, this led to more people liking him and eventually a following. While in power he shifted his views from wanting a new government to wanting all the power himself. This caused him to essentially bring back the monarchy he worked to destroy.
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After Napoleon was exiled, he ended up on a remote island in the south Atlantic ocean. Here he died from suspected stomach cancer.
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Napoleon lost his power against Britain in the Battle of Waterloo. His troops defeated the Prussians, but then were crushed by the British