Question

How far was the subsistence crisis responsible for the french revolution? Examine

Answer 1

Subsitence crisis was also responsible for french revolution because when it was there in the country then people were suffering from starvation and they wanted to abolish the monarchy to get rid of that problem of starvation.In this way subsistence crisis was also responsible for french revolution.

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Answer 2

The factors responsible for subsistence crisis in france in 1789 are :

- the population of france rose considerably from 1715 to 1789 which led to rapid increase in the demand for food grains

- production of grains could not keep pace with the rising population so the price of bread , the staple diet of majority was increased but the wages of workers employed  in workshops didn't increase. This widened the gap between rich and poor

- often during old regime droughts , hail and other natural calamities occured and reduced the crop produce which again led to increase in demand and prices

- King Louis XVI increased taxes to meet up the political and state expenses which furthered angered the citizens and made it difficult for them to manage their families