Question

1 What were the reasons due to which King Louis XVI of France faced an empty treasury upon ascending the throne?

2 Explain in detail the 3 Estates of Old Regime of France that existed prior to 1789.

3 Was the Old Regime of French society justified and fair? Comment.

4 Explain in detail the different ways in which the subjects belonging to 3rd Estate were exploited by the people of 1st and 2nd Estates.

5 What is ‘subsistence crisis’? Do you think that the French society experienced it in the late 18th Century?

6 Critically examine the role played by middle class in the French Revolution.

7 Critically examine the role of philosophers and political thinkers in the French Revolution.

8 What is Estates General? When the meeting of Estates General was usually called?

9 What was the demand of 3rd Estate in Estates General meeting which was subsequently rejected by King Louis XVI?

Answer 1

Explanation:

causes for an empty treasury in France under King Louis XVI.

(i) Long years of war had drained the financial resources of France.

(ii) High cost of maintenance of immense palace of Versailles and court.

(iii) Under Louis XVI France helped the thirteen American colonies to gain independence