REVOLUTIONS AROUND THE

WORLDSocial Studies 7

REVOLUTIONS

Many different types of revolution

Political Revolution: Over throw and replacement of government

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789-1799

CausesNew Enlightenment Ideas (Locke and

Roussea)Unfair King/Monarch and ChurchFrench people extremely poor/unfairly taxed

CAUSES: ENLIGHTENMENT Reason used to solve problems

People start to question Divine Right Power of the King Power of the Church

UNFAIR KING/NOBLES AND CLERGY

The King and Church both

Tax the people

Do not pay taxes

Can take property whenever they want

POOR FRENCH PEOPLE France in debt (lots of wars)

Third Estate (everyone not noble or church), pays all of the taxes

Price of food goes up because of famine

Has no say in Goverment

ESTATE GENERAL Three Estates meet to try to solve

problems

1st and 2nd Estate gang up on 3rd Estate (2 is bigger than 1)

3rd Estate makes Tennis Court Oath………..

REVOLUTION BEGINS

THE BASTILLE 7/14/1780 A Prison and Armory (weapon storage)

French people attack it to take weapons

First violent action of F.R.

GREAT FEAR AND REIGN OF TERROR

Great Fear Peasants fear nobles will horde grain “Starvation into submission Peasants attack manor house

Reign of Terror Many groups want control “enemies of the revolution” are executed Over 40,000 executed, 16,594 by guillotine

NAPOLEON COMES TO POWER1799-1815

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE born in 1769

Wealthy, was able to attend school

Studied Military tactics from ages 9-16

NAPOLEON Very successful military

commander

Leader of French Army by 26

At one point controlled most of Europe

NAPOLEON TAKES FRANCE 1799

wins a series of wars, becomes famous

Comes to Paris, organizes a “Coup d’etat”

This is when the military over throws the government

Napoleon becomes Emperor in 1804

POSITIVE THINGS Napoleonic Code: Modern law and

legal system

Made French Banking System

Controlled and stopped Revolution Chaos

Rebuilt Paris, rest of France

NEGATIVES Fights dozens of wars (wins most of

them)

Takes away the citizenship and rights of women

Silences critics and opposition

Freedom of Speech taken away

DOWN FALL (1810-1814) Attempts to fight a war with Russia,

cannot win

His army never recovers

Other countries joins together (coalition) to fight Napoleon

French people are given two options. Fight or turn over Napoleon