Why is the French Revolution called, " the most important event in wester history". Do you agree with this?

Question

explain why you agree or disagree with this statement

Answer 1

No. Because the American Revolution inspired the French Revolution
The most important event, IMO, are the Persian Wars. The Victory of the Greek City-States over the Persian empire helped to preserve Greek Culture. Nearly everything(from our government to the Olympics to mathematics) was originated in or inspired by the Greeks

Answer 2

I do not thinks the French Revolution was the most important event in Western history. First, World War I rearranged the make-up of Europe, creating countries, and destroying dynasties, such as the Hapsburg and Romanovs. World War II caused a "Cold War" and iron curtain in Europe. Tremendous domination by the Soviets from 1945 to 1989. The possibly of nuclear annilation existed with West Berlin, for example, surrounded by Communist East Germany. The Warsaw Pact was much larger than NATO; Western Europe safety lay in NATO, US troops, and the issue of how would NATO respond if the Communist tried to take Italy or France, for example. Would the US really use nuclear weapons to defend Western Europe. It was a volatile situation.

In constrast, the French Revolution basically only lasted from about 1789 to 1799. The monarchy was deposed. But "The Reign of Terror," primarily under Robespierre, was so bloody and reckless that the French turned to a Directory and a dictatorship under Napoleon. Napoleon Bonaparte ruled from 1799 to 1815, the monarch was restored, and then ended when Louis Napoleon became dictator in the mid to latter 1800s. France then turned to republics.

The French Revolution, therefore, was short lived. It greatly contrasted to the American Revolution. In contrast, the United States in a Declaration of Independence in 1776, and in the Constitution of 1789 established a workable blueprint for people to rule themselves. The shortness of the French Revolution, its recklessness, and instability made it a more transitory event.

Answer 3

The fall of Rome was even more vital to the development of the Western world.

Without a Frankish victory at the battle of Tours there wouldn't be a western civilization in what we now call France, if not in all Europe.

The fall of Constantinople was one of the leading causes of the exploration waves during the 15th and 16th centuries.

The defeat, twice, of Turkish forces at Vienna was invaluable to allowing western civilization to grow.

The Black Death destroyed Medieval European society, more or less, alowing for new ideas including...

The Reformation which split western civilization along religious lines indirectly leadig to...

The Thirty Years war, which, by percentage of population, was the most devestating war in European history. The population of the Holy Roman Empire dropped by at least 7 million people from 1618 to 1648 with almost no emigration (immigration likely topped emiration as mercenaries and camp followers flocked to the three armies: Gustavus Adolfus could have theoretically fielded an army of 300,000 mercenaries at one point in the war but he never did it). This war allowed tenative religious freedom throughout the Empire, and also saw the first attempts to limit warfare and to protect non-combatants. It was also the last religious war fought in Europe.

The Seven Years war allowed Britian to become the Colonial master of North America and paved the way for the creation of the largest Empire in world history.

The ideals of the American Revolution were one of the leading casues behind the French Revolution.

The Franco-Prussian war was the catalyst for the unification of Germany, and led to world wars one and two. These wars have had more affect on western society that we realize, mainly because they led to the end of colonialism and thrust America onto the world stage as a superpower(ww1 didn't really, but ww2 definently did).

There, ten different things which I feel were more important than the French Revolution in regards to effect on western history. Absent from my list, but no less important are... The Battle of thge Milivian Bridge, The iconoclasm controversy, the First Cursade, the Fourth Crusade, the Fall of the Crusader state of Acre, the defeat of the French at Pavia, the Manhatten project, the cold war, 911 and the American invasion of Iraq.


In case you're still not convinced, here's why I don't feel the French Revolution was important...

The French Revolution didn't really succeed, Europe remained Monarchical after Napoleon's defeat in 1815, and France was never truely a democracy because only the wealthy had political say after the Revolt and eventually no one had a say because Napoleon siezed power as a military dictator. Napoleon, not the revolutionaries, forced an end to feudal society in western Europe, the only real lasting impact of the Revolution.

Answer 4

No, there were way more important events in this worlds history.

Answer 5

no