Question

1. Describe the circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest in France.
2. Which groups of French society benefited from the revolution? Which
groups were forced to relinquish power? Which sections of society would
have been disappointed with the outcome of the revolution?
2. Describe the legacy of the French Revolution for the peoples of the world
during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
4. Draw up a list of democratic rights we enjoy today whose origins could be
traced to the French Revolution
5. Would you agree with the view that the message of universal rights was
beset with contradictions? Explain.
6.How would you explain the rise of Napoleon?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The attack by the Third Estate on the Bastille State Prison on 14th July 1789 and making the prisoners free sparked the French Revolution. Bastille was a symbol of tyranny and autocracy. Its demolition marked the end of the despotic rule of monarch in France.The attack by the Third Estate on the Bastille State Prison on 14th July 1789 and making the prisoners free sparked the French Revolution. Bastille was a symbol of tyranny and autocracy. Its demolition marked the end of the despotic rule of monarch in France.