USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -A popular insurgency culminated on July 14 when rioters stormed the Bastille fortress in an attempt to secure gunpowder and weapons; many consider this event, now commemorated in France as a national holiday, as the start of the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -On July 14 1789 the Paris mob, hungry due to a lack of food from poor harvests, upset at the conditions of their lives and annoyed with their King and Government, stormed the Bastille fortress (a prison).

Detailed explanation-5: -On the morning of 14th July, the common mass of the city approached the Bastille prison and stormed the prison. This triggered a series of reaction that led to overthrowing and beheading King Louis XVI and his queen, finally leading to French Revolution.