MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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The storming of the Bastille
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The Tennis Court Oath
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The death of Robespierre
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None of the above
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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.