MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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fail in its attempt to reform French society.
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pursue the goal of equality.
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spread to other countries.
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become more radical.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The threat of foreign intervention to restore Louis XVI to the throne caused the French Revolution to. fail in its attempt to reform French society.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Revolution became more radical because the French were losing badly in their war with Austria and Prussia. The radicals believed that if they lost the war, they would be punished and the monarchy and Ancien Regime would be put back in place.
Detailed explanation-3: -Several Europeans monarchies, most notably Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain, engaged in military conflicts with revolutionary France in order to take advantage of the political chaos and stop the spread of the revolutionary, anti-royal spirit across the globe.
Detailed explanation-4: -Louis XVI approved French military support for the American colonies in their successful struggle against the British, but the expense nearly bankrupted the country. Louis convened the Estates-General in an effort to solve his budget crisis, but by doing so he unwittingly sparked the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 1792 he was tried by the revolutionaries. The monarchy was formally abolished, and “Year I” of the French Republic was declared. Louis XVI died at the guillotine on 21 January 1793.