Social disparity won one of the major causes of the French revolution. Justify by giving examples.
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Answer: French society in the 18th century was divided into three estates namely the clergy the nobility and the third estate which comprised as businessman, presents, artisians, etc. It was only the third estate which had to pay taxes the clergy and nobility were exempted from paying taxes.
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Yes,Social Disparities was the major cause of the French Revolution.The social disparity was:-1) There were three estates Clergy, Nobility and Common people (third estate). There was social discrimination between these estates.2) Clergy and Nobility were exempted from taxes that is they did not pay taxes. And third estate comprised mostly of peasants and labourers and had to pay all taxes.3) As population was increasing, but production of food grains was not increasing, so this caused a massive increase in price of food grains but there was not a little increase in wages/salaries of peasants and labours due to which they were facing hardship to buy grains.4) There were some fundamental rights for Clergy and Nobility but not for the third estate.