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Bad harvest
There were series of bad harvest which left millions of peasants starving. -
France bankrupt
The cost of wars against England and the extravagance of the court had left France bankrupt. -
States general and national assembly issues
national assembly had little control over people,on 14july they captured bastille -
Austria invades
Prussia and Austria, afraid that revolution might break out among their own people, invaded France but was driven by the revolutionary armies -
Execution of Louis 16
Louis and his wife tried to escape but were captured brought back to Paris and were executed -
Regn of Terror
The rulers were beheaded