USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
France celebrates July 14 as a holiday because it is the anniversary of
A
The storming of the Bastille
B
The Tennis Court Oath
C
The death of Robespierre
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the revolutionary days in Paris and now a national holiday, the 14th of July ("Bastille Day") is celebrated with a mixture of solemn military parades and easygoing dancing and fireworks. The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 has been commemorated in France for more than a century.

Detailed explanation-2: -The French National Day is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, a major event of the French Revolution, as well as the Fête de la Fédération that celebrated the unity of the French people on 14 July 1790.

Detailed explanation-3: -From history.com, Bastille Day: “Bastille Day is a holiday celebrating the storming of the Bastille-a military fortress and prison-on July 14, 1789, in a violent uprising that helped usher in the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sacré bleu! Celebrate the toppling of the long-standing French monarchy, symbolized by the storming of a fortress and political prison in Paris, on Bastille Day on July 14.

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