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Explain the factor responsible for French Revolution |
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Answer» Factors responsible for French Revolution :- The responsible factors for French Revolution are as follows. 1) France's debt, aggravated by French involvement in the American Revolution, led Louis Sixteenth to implement new taxes and reduce privileges. This influenced the COMMON people for the revolution. 2) The social condition of France was very miserable during the 18th century. The French society was divided into three classes - the Clergy, the Nobles and the Commons. The Clergy belonged to the First Estate. The Clergy was further divided into two groups i.e. the higher Clergy and the lower Clergy. The higher Clergy occupied the top position in the society. They managed the churches, monasteries and educational INSTITUTES of France. They did not pay any TAX to the monarch. Nobility was regarded as the Second Estate in the French society. They also did not pay taxes. The Nobility was also divided into two groups - Court Nobles and Provincial Nobles. Farmers, cobblers, sweepers and other lower class people belonged to the Third Estate. They paid taxes. The BOURGEOISIE formed the top most group of the Third Estate. The doctors, lawyers, teachers, businessmen, writers belonged to this class. They had the wealth and social status but the French monarch, influenced by the Clergies and the Nobles, ranked them as the Third Estate. They influenced the common people for the revolution. 3) The economic condition of France formed another factor for the outbreak of the French Revolution. |
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