Question

what were the main causes of french revolution?

Answer 1

The main causes that led to French revolution are:

1. The division of society into three states: Clergy, Nobels, and commoners which is counted in a great social cause contributing towards French revolution.

 2. The great king Louis vi and queen Marie Antoinette were leading a luxurious lifestyle which made the administration corrupt and dirty.

This is counted an as a political cause which contributing towards French revolution.

3. Due to continuous war with other states, the financial wealth drained out very badly and a Hefty amount of loan was taken from the bank which the state was unable to pay back. leading to the French revolution.

Answer 2

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Causes of the French Revolution

1. International: struggle for hegemony and Empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state

2. Political conflict: conflict between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy.

3. The Enlightenment: impulse for reform intensifies political conflicts; reinforces traditional aristocratic constitutionalism, one variant of which was laid out in Montequieu’s Spirit of the Laws; introduces new notions of good government, the most radical being popular sovereignty, as in Rousseau’s Social Contract [1762]; the attack on the regime and privileged class by the Literary Underground of “Grub Street;” the broadening influence of public opinion.

4. Social antagonisms between two rising groups: the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie

5. Ineffective ruler: Louis XVI



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