The French Revolution
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The statement citing the essential cause of as
the "collision between a powerful, rising bourgeoisie and an entrenched
aristocracy defending it's privileges" has great pertinence in summarizing
the conflict of 1789. The causes of , being provoked
by this collision of powers, was the Financial deb ....
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.... between the Bourgeoisie and the aristocracy.
The political differences between the monarchy and the nobles came
about after the Seven Years' war also. The increasing debt of the
government escalated the hope for the monarchy to resume a "absolute power"
status as it did with Louis XIV. However this could not be accomplished
because of the doubt that the public had towards the present kings Louis XV
and Louis XVI, and the public could not be swayed to help. The only result
of the attemp ....
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