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1. Absolute monarchy- King Louis XVI was the absolute monarch of France. He had complete control over the government and did not allow people to have a say in anything. He was deficit spending and ignoring the debt that he had built. This led to a harsh impact on the economy.

2. Economic injustices- Although the third estate made the least amount of money they paid about 50% of the taxes. The second estate paid none and the First estate paid 2%. This was very upsetting and angered the third estate.

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On July 14, 1789 people from the third estate attacked the Bastille prison. This was known as the Great Fear in which chaos broke out between the Peasants and the nobles. Afterward, the National Assembly took inspiration from America's Declaration of independence and made the Declaration of the rights of man and citizens.

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The French monarchy ended in 1792 when radicals took over the National Assembly. They claimed France as a republic. Instead of making King Louis XVI step down, they took it a step further and executed him. Though they had the right idea of giving people more freedom, their beliefs lead them to take extreme action. Radicals started executing people if they thought people were against the revolution/their form of government. They used the Guillotine to do this. This was known as the Reign of terror.

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(Radicals after they kill King Louis XVI)

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(The third class after they pay high taxes) 

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In 1795 a 5 men Directory began running France. This Directory wasn't useful and was a setback to what people wanted to achieve from the revolution. The economy was also struggling as Bread prices started to rise again which caused worry of riots.

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(France at this point in the revolution) 

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(The people in France under the Directory)

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Napoleon helped take down the directory and put himself as "Emperor of the French" in which he had absolute power. Citizens were in desperate need of a stable government so they supported him. Though he did help the economy and improve education, the empire he had built started to fall down. People in the places he conquered were influenced by nationalism to go against the French. Finally, the battle of Waterloo marked the end of Napoleon's rule.

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(The radicals during the Reign of Terror)