MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the peasants
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the French city workers
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the bourgeoisie
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the nobility
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Third Estate was made up of everyone else, from peasant farmers to the bourgeoisie – the wealthy business class. While the Second Estate was only 1% of the total population of France, the Third Estate was 96%, and had none of the rights and priviliges of the other two estates.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is an accurate comparison of each author’s view of the causes of the French Revolution? Barzun asserts that it originated from the idea of individual liberty created by the Reformation, while Thatcher argues that it came from radical Enlightenment intellectuals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following statements best explains the conditions that led to the Reign of Terror? The Committee of Public Safety had absolute power. How did the Directory’s actions ultimately lead to the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte? The Directory was weak and corrupt.