FRENCH REVOLUTION
REVOLUTION IN FRANCE
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lower grain yields caused prices to skyrocket and left less surplus to export for revenue. The lower class, who produced most of the agricultural yield in the first place, relied on grain as a main food source. The rising prices and increased scarcity led to a famine.
Detailed explanation-2: -The population of France rose from about 23 million in 1715 to 28 million in 1789. This led to a rapid increase in the demand for food grains. Production of grains could not keep pace with the demand. So the price of bread which was the staple diet of the majority rose rapidly.
Detailed explanation-3: -France had a debt of more than 2 billion livres. To meet its regular expenses, such as the cost of maintaining an army, the court, running government offices or universities, the state was forced to increase taxes which angered the people.
Detailed explanation-4: -The spark that ignited the French Revolution (1789-1799), one of the most important events in modern global history, was actually government debt, accumulated during the course of two wars, and the desire of King Louis XVI to increase taxes to pay off that debt.