MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Bastille was symbol to the people of France representing years of kindness by the monarchy
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it represented a challenge to the Old Regime
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the event was ignored by most of the French and proved the revolution was unpopular
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most French today argue that the Storming of the Bastille was not important
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Detailed explanation-1: -The storming of the Bastille symbolically marked the beginning of the French Revolution, in which the monarchy was overthrown and a republic set up based on the ideas of ‘Liberté, égalité, fraternité’ (the French for liberty, equality and brotherhood).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Storming of the Bastille July 14, 1789, was a turning point in the French Revolution, and a symbolic event in European history. It demonstrated that a force of people could challenge a monarchy and overpower it. The six months leading up to July 14 was a period of ever-increasing turmoil.
Detailed explanation-3: -The storming of the Bastille set a precedent: For the first time in modern history, ordinary men and women, through their collective action in the streets, ensured the creation of a constitutional system of democratic government.
Detailed explanation-4: -The fall of Bastille was important to the French because it was a great symbolic act of revolution. It set off a series of events that led to the overthrow of King Louis XVI. The success of the revolutionaries gave the people the courage fight.