Question

explain the social economic and political conditions in France before the French Revolution
BEFORE FRENCH REVOLUTION NOT AFTER
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. Political Cause:

During the eighteen the Century France was the centre of autocratic monarchy. The French Monarchs had unlimited power and they declared themselves as the “Representative of God”.

2. Social Cause:

The Social condition of France during the eighteenth century was very miserable. The then French Society was divided into three classes— the Clergy, Nobles and Common People.

3. Economic Cause:

The economic condition of France formed another cause for the outbreak of the French Revolution. The economic condition of France became poor due to the foreign wars of Louis XIV, the seven years War of Louis XV and other expensive wars. During the reign period of Louis XVI, the royal treasury became empty as extravagant expenses of his queen Marie Antoinette.

Answer 2

Answer:

social -

• french society was unequal and exploitive.

• clergy and nobility were exempted from paying taxes but the third estate had to pay excessively.

• they had a practice of one estate one vote and it was not fair for the third estate as the general would always be in the favour of the first 2 estates.

Economic -

• As a result of numerous wars waged by Louis XVI the State coffers were empty.

• The situation was made even more complex by France’s involvement in the American War of Independence and the faulty system of taxation. While the privileged classes were excused from paying taxes the Third Estate was more and more burdened with them.

Politics -

• The Bourbon king of France, Louis XVI was an extremely autocratic and weak-willed king who led a life of obscene luxury. This led to a lot of disenchantment among the masses who then were leading a life of extreme poverty and widespread hunger.