WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All of the following are causes of the French Revolution EXCEPT ____
A
French deaths in World War I
B
taxation of the Third Estate
C
special privileges for the nobility and wastefulness of the monarchy
D
inflation and a bad harvest
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The estimated total number of casualties from the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars is 2.5 million combatants’ casualties with another one million civilian casualties, which in relation to the population was similar to the First World War.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are three causes of French Revolution. They are: political, social and economic changes. 1) There was absolute monarchy in France. The king ruled without any control.

Detailed explanation-3: -Divided into two periods – the War of the First Coalition (1792–7) and the War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802) – the French Revolution drew France into conflict with many countries, including Great Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia.

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