USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The capture of the Bastille symbolized the end of the ancien regime and provided the French revolutionary cause with an irresistible momentum. In 1792, the monarchy was abolished and Louis and his wife Marie-Antoinette were sent to the guillotine for treason in 1793.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy’s dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed.

Detailed explanation-3: -A severe winter had meant a bad harvest the price of bread rose. Often bakers exploited the situation and hoarded supplies. After spending hours in long queues at the bakery crowds of angry women stormed into the shops. At the same time the King ordered troops to move into Paris.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Storming of the Bastille set off a series of events that led to the overthrow of King Louis XVI and the French Revolution. The success of the revolutionaries gave commoners throughout France the courage to rise up and fight against the nobles who had ruled them for so long.

Detailed explanation-5: -Note: The storming was done primarily by the residents of Saint Antoine and the agitated crowd killed the governor of the Bastille. Seven prisoners were released from the jail and all the gunpowder, which the crowd aimed for, was procured.