USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What caused the French Revolution of 1789?
A
the excessive spending by Peter the Great
B
The return of William and Mary to rule the nation
C
dislike for protestant King Louis XVI and his English wife
D
burdening the 3rd estate with the heaviest taxes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main cause of the French Revolution was the despotic rule of Louis XVI, division of French society, rising prices, inspiration of the philosophers, role of middle class.

Detailed explanation-2: -Historians believe that one of the reasons the French Revolution came about was the disatisfaction of members of the Third Estate, who wanted a more equal distribution of wealth and power.

Detailed explanation-3: -Taxation is considered an important cause of the French Revolution. The accepted view is during the 1700s, France’s taxation regime became excessive, inefficient and unfair.

Detailed explanation-4: -The causes of the French Revolution can be narrowed to five main factors: the Estate System, absolutism, Enlightenment ideas, food shortages, and the American Revolution. The Estate System placed people into groups based on birth and was known as the Ancien Regime.

Detailed explanation-5: -Peasants, wage earners, and the professional and business classes, collectively known as the Third Estate, bore the brunt of the tax load.

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