explain the cause of french revolition.
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The causes of the French Revolution can be attributed to several intertwining factors:
Cultural: The Enlightenment philosophy desacralized the authority of the monarchy and the Catholic Church, and promoted a new society based on reason instead of traditions.
Social: The emergence of an influential bourgeoisie which was formally part of the Third Estate (commoners) but had evolved into a caste with its own agenda and aspired to political equality with the clergy (First Estate) and the aristocracy (Second Estate).
Financial: France's debt, aggravated by French involvement in the American Revolution, led Louis XVI to implement new taxations and to reduce privileges.
Political: Louis XVI faced strong opposition from provincial parlements which were the spearheads of the privileged classes' resistance to royal reforms.
Economic: The deregulation of the grain market, advocated by liberal economists, resulted in an increase in bread prices. In periods of bad harvests, it would lead to food scarcity which would prompt the masses to revolt.[1][2][3]
All these factors created a revolutionary atmosphere and a tricky situation for Louis XVI. In order to resolve the crisis, the king summoned the Estates-General in May 1789 and, as it came to an impasse, the representatives of the Third Estates formed a National Assembly, against the wishes of the king, signaling the outbreak of the French Revolution.
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The four causes of French revolution:
social cause : the French society was divided into three estates -
a. Clergy
b. Nobels
c. Commoners like business man traders etc.
The first two estates were exempted from taxes and enjoyed many privileges by birth but on the other hand commoners lived a very hard life.They have to pay all the types of taxes.
2. Political cause : the king Louis xvi and queen Marie Antoinette led a luxurious life.The whole administration was corrupt and people were tired of such rotten system and wanted a change.
3. Financial problems: Long years of war had drained the wealth of France.Added to this the king had to pay 2 billion LIVRES as loan ,and because of bad harvest the prices of grains rose high and many people were not able to afford it and this led to crisis of subsistence.
4. Role of philosophers : The philosophers like john locke , Rousseau , Montesquieau played important role in french revolution .These people had given ideas for the betterment of the society. There ideas got popularised among the masses .As the result the middel class emerged and started seeking their rights.
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