In response to the new thinking that was sparked by the Enlightenment, Romanticism, the Industrial Revolution and other changes in society, bloody and peaceful revolutions took place all over Europe. ... Because of the growing literacy of the middle and even the lower classes, and new technology in printing, the people of France became more and more interested in the affairs of the state. ... He tried intimidating them with his army, then he tried coaxing them down and recognized their representative claims, and eventually fell silent and just sat back and watched. ... The also took it upon ...

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