One cause of the Revolution was the ideas of the enlightenment and the ease of distribution of the written word. The Enlightenment was an intellectual revolution that rewarded the ideas of ambitiousness and cosmopolitanism. ... Along with the Enlightenment the American Revolution influenced the French Revolution. Using ideas of the Enlightenment the American Revolution set up a government based on equality. ... The three estates symbolized inequality and was the reason that the ideas of the Enlightenment were imposed. ...

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Focusing on Europe before the revolution, it can be stated that earlier Europe was known as the age of Enlightenment which was considered to be a philosophical movement. The age of Enlightenment is also known as the Old Regime and it existed during the 18th century. ...

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Keeping that in mind, ideology had a major effect in the making of the modern world, and was the prescription for the change influenced by the Enlightenment of a society, which deemed to be man made. ... The ideas of these principles were not new, the foundation of them could be traced back to the Enlightenment and even further. ...

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Causes of French Revolution Although the beginning of the French Revolution cannot be pin pointed to one specific event that took place, there were many problems that provoked the people of France to fight for their independence. To list all of the causes would be utter chaos so I decided ...

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Napoleon implemented the ideologies of the French Revolution which were derived from the Enlightenment by introducing the Napoleonic Code, lycee and baccalaureate education, constitutions and meritocracy. ...

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By the late 16th century, many influential political thinkers as well as princes and their advisors became convinced that absolutism held the only hope for the future. Pressures toward absolutism came from three needs experienced by heads of state and their advisors: 1 to bring and end to religious...

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This paper will analyze the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution in Europe. Causes, influences and outcomes of each will be identified as well as which Revolution had the most impact on European society by 1871. During the latter part of the eighteenth century, a new revolution enthral...

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Throughout history, many countries have revolted against their rulers for independence. The French Revolution was a very different revolution of its time. Unlike previous revolutions, the French Revolution was very violent. It was the first revolution where there was no reason, just bloodshed. Many...

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Electricity, Steel and Oil The three major improvements of the second Industrial Revolution were in the areas of energy and metal. It was based on oil, steel and electricity rather than coal and iron. The use of new materials made the second Industrial Revolution increase in size and technology, an...

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