WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What kind of government did France have before the French Revolution?
A
Republic
B
Democracy
C
Communist
D
Monarchy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Before 1789, France was an absolute monarchy ruled by the House of Bourbon. This meant that the powers of the French royal family were not limited by representative bodies such as an elected parliament.

Detailed explanation-2: -Before the Revolution France was a monarchy ruled by the king. The king had total power over the government and the people.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1789, food shortages and economic crises led to the outbreak of the French Revolution. King Louis and his queen, Mary-Antoinette, were imprisoned in August 1792, and in September the monarchy was abolished.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Kingdom of France (the remnant of the preceding absolutist Kingdom of France) was a constitutional monarchy that governed France from 3 September 1791 until 21 September 1792, when this constitutional monarchy was succeeded by the First Republic.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ans. France has a Semi-presidential system government system and is determined by the French Constitution of the French Fifth Republic.

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