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FRENCH REVOLUTION
ASSIGNMENT ONE
Modern European History Jonah Haines 1293
Mr. Potts

ìPrivilege not poverty caused the French Revolutionî
To what extent do you agree?

The French Revolution was essentially a class war between the emerging Bourgeoisie
against the Privileged class, this meant they saw the Privileged class as the only hurdle
between themselves and equality within French society. Many of the ideas they pursued
stemmed from the enlightenment and they believed that in order to gain their full
economic, social and political potential and gain equality, the Bourgeoisie had to eradicate
the privileges that were halting their rise in society. To do this they had to seize power for
themselves and gaining power within the government and making badly needed changes,
such as, improving the tax system, creating a fair system of production where profits went
to the producer, improving the whole fiscal system......

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