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?
3. 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

Answer:

1) The circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest in France were: → Social Inequality: French society in the eighteenth century was divided into three estates namely The Clergy, The nobility and third estates. ... → Political Causes: Long years of war had drained the financial resources of France.

2) The clergy and the nobility were forced to relinquish power. The poorer sections of society and women would have been disappointed with the outcome of the revolution as the promise of equality was not fulfilled in full measure at the end of the revolution.

3) The legacy of the French Revolution for the peoples of the world during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries was as follows — (i) Ideas of equality and democratic spread from France to other European countries and feudalism was abolished.

4) Equality, liberty and fraternity who are the basic principles of the declaration of the rights of man and citizen declared by the French National assembly on 27 August 1789. The following are the democratic rights that we enjoy today which came into existence due to French Revolution.

5) Yes, the message of universal rights was beset with contradictions: ... For example, "the law has the right to forbid only actions injurious to society" had nothing to say about criminal offences against other individuals. The declaration stated that "law is the expression of the general will.

6) France was ruled by the Directory, an executive made up of five members. ... (ii) The political instability of the Directory paved the way for the rise of a military dictator, Napoleon Bonaparte.

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