WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

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“The French Revolution is most important for having changed subjects to citizens.” This statement emphasizes the shift from
A
religious traditions to secular values
B
divine right rule to people’s participation in government
C
rural lifestyles to urban lifestyles
D
private property ownership to government ownership
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This statement emphasizes the shift from (b) divine right rule to people’s participation in government. Explanation: The word liberte, egalite, fraternite was initially used during the french revolution and is a remnant of the enlightenment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Revolution and the church The Revolution caused a massive shift of power from the Catholic Church to the state; although the extent of religious belief has been questioned, elimination of tolerance for religious minorities meant by 1789 being French also meant being Catholic.

Detailed explanation-3: -Not only did it put an end to the feudal system, disband a kingdom and its monarchy, and establish civil laws and fairer representation of all peoples under governance, it also served to unify and strengthen France as a country and a people.

Detailed explanation-4: -The political and constitutional changes that came in the wake of the French Revolution led to the transfer of sovereignty from the monarchy to a body of French citizens. The revolution proclaimed that it was the people who would henceforth constitute the nation and shape its destiny.

Detailed explanation-5: -The French Revolution, like the American Revolution before it, was in large part inspired by the Enlightenment. Sometimes referred to as the ‘Age of Reason’, the Enlightenment was an intellectual movement that challenged old ways of thinking and inspired revolutionary ideas.

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