HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Absolute monarchs and their bad ruling
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Democratic countries voted on it
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Louis XIV being very giving to his people
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Britain winning the American Revolution
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Detailed explanation-1: -It increases the potential of societal rebellion. Eventually, if the people are being treated poorly for long enough, there is a higher risk of some form of rebellion forming within the country. Rebellions within an absolute monarchy tend to be violent and deadly on both sides.
Detailed explanation-2: -Joseph II, along with Catherine the Great and Frederick the Great, have been deemed the three most influential Enlightenment Absolutist monarchs.
Detailed explanation-3: -An 18th century European movement in which thinkers challenged the practices of hereditary privilege and absolutism and attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society.
Detailed explanation-4: -Decline of feudalism and growth of cities / middle class – monarchs promised peace and growth. Monarchs used colonial wealth during the Age of Exploration to pay for their ambitions. Church authority weakened – monarchs could gain additional power. More items