The many change of the government in France, against the background of war, made possible the rise of a military dictator. ... In th first coalition, England joined with Austria and Prussia. ... Austria alianced with Russia and England to form the second coalition. ... A third coalition was formed by an aliance between England, Austria, and Russia. ... England, Prussia, Russia, and Austria joined forces to begin the war of liberation. ...

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In the 17th and 18th centuries, France was ruled by an absolute government. ... He and his Austrians queen, Marie Antoinette, lived an extravagant life at the Palace of Versailles. ... The government was inefficient, unjust and corrupt. ... Because the government spent a lot of money, taxes were high. ... They attacked the French government and French society. ...

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He got married on May 16, 1770 to Marie Antoinette, who was the daughter of Maria Teresa and Francis I as well as the empress of Austria. ... Her mother, Maria Teresa, put together the wedding just so Austria can improve their relationship with the French. ... Because of all the problems France was having with financial advisors, when the American Revolution came along and France got involved, the government was soon pressed with many debts. ... In hopes that the estates wouldn't group together and rule against the suggestion, he suggested to Louis that they increase the jobs of the es...

• Word Count: 1276
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The privileged aristocracy which filled government lived in large cities in the company of other high officials. ... The Austrian wife was also involved fraud scandal with a clergy. ... The inequality of government voting in no way aided the prevention of a revolution. ... In an effort to fix the bankruptcy of the French government, financial officials tried and failed numerous times which caused even more dissatisfaction of the French economy. The government tried to relieve their debt by raising taxes. ...

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If Louis XVI had attended to the affairs of government he would have found out and corrected the problems of France. ... The monarchy had no power and Louis fearful of what would happen to him tried to escape to Austrian Netherlands with his family. ...

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"Napoleon's form of government was the republic- (Napoleon Bonaparte). ... "Under the rule of Louis XVIII the government of France was a monarchy- (Louis XVIII). "A monarchy is a form of government in which one person has the hereditary right to rule as head of state during his or her lifetime; the term is also applied to the state so governed- (Monarchy). "The book is historically accurate on the governments of France at the time of these leaders- (The Count of Montecristo). ... On the first of January 2002, euro-denominated coins and bills went into circulation in 12 of the 15 EU memb...

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During this time in Europe and especially in France, state-making the emergence of nationalism and the increase in secular political institutions transformed the European continent. Napoleon Bonaparte helped to overthrow the Directory, which held power from 1794-1799, and he helped transform France into an empire. The French revolution was the beginning of the end to the Monarchy and absolute rule. The revolution came about for a number of reasons. The economic conditions in the previous two decades, the growing discourse with the social privileges of the few fueled what many say was inev...

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He soon commanded the French army of Italy where he started a campaign against the Austrians and his talent was strongly presented. ... He saw his supposed "conquering" as "building a federation of free peoples in a Europe united under a liberal government." ... He wrote up many constitutions, created the Napoleonic code, made a more stable, controlled government, and encouraged education, science, and the arts. ...

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• Grade Level: High School