FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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Question
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They only had wine
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Agricultural crop failure caused a shortage of food
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They sold all the food to Germany
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The King wanted to punish the people
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Detailed explanation-1: -A rapidly growing population had outpaced the food supply. A severe winter in 1788 resulted in famine and widespread starvation in the countryside. Rising prices in Paris brought bread riots.
Detailed explanation-2: -In spring 1788 a drought struck France and lead to a poor grain harvest and subsequent famine. In July of the same year an intense hailstorm caused additional damage in parts of the country, and the relatively harsh 1788–89 winter gave rise to further hardships.
Detailed explanation-3: -Causes of the French Revolution Not only were the royal coffers depleted, but several years of poor harvests, drought, cattle disease and skyrocketing bread prices had kindled unrest among peasants and the urban poor.
Detailed explanation-4: -Problem 2 – Bad harvest. This led to peasants and farmers having smaller incomes, while food prices rose sharply. The poor harvests also meant that many French farmers became unemployed. Many poorer people were starving, but could not afford food and could not find a job.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.