Causes of the French Revolution
The crisis of the ancien regime: the inequality of the three estates, bread shortages, and the bankruptcy of the state.
Key Questions
- 1How did the division of French society into three estates create inequality?
- 2What role did Enlightenment thinkers play in inspiring the revolution?
- 3Why was the financial crisis the trigger that set off the revolution?
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