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ID number:814386
 
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Published: 14.09.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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"Assess the view that the main cause of the French revolution was popular discontent"
The main cause of the French Revolution was not popular discontent but rather the financial decline of France's economy together with other minor yet significant events.
Popular discontent was an effect brought upon by the financial situation within France, which, for example, can clearly be demonstrated in the March Of The Women of 1789 in Versailles. The decline of the power of the French monarchy, of the First Estate comprising of the clergy and lastly of the Second Estate comprising of the nobility was also due to the reaction to France's poor financial situation. The upper Third Estate, that is, the bourgeoisie and the lower Third Estate, that is, the majority of the population, benefited greatly financially from the revolution (though the bourgeoisie also benefited politically). France's participation in wars prior to 1789 also added to the economic drainage on the country as well as the excess spending of the state's revenue by Marie Antoinette. …

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