French Revolution 4
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The causes of the French Revolution, being provoked by this collision of the powers of the rising bourgeoise and an sinking aristocracy defending its privileges, was the Financial debt of the government and the long-standing political differences in the government. Over the course of twenty-five ye ....
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.... The increasing debt of the government escalated the hope for the monarchy to resume a "absolute power" status along with Louis XIV. 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 attempts for absolutism by the monarchy were a series of new and increase taxes on the nobles. The aristocracy immediately reacted to these taxes as declaring them unfair and wo ....
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Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
