what was the impact of the french revolution on france and on the world?

Answer 1

Impact of a gilotine blade to the necks of thousads of French citizens.

Answer 2

The French Revolution was partially the result of the American Revolution. In its desire to stick it to England, their arch enemy, France nearly bankrupted itself sending troops to the Colonies to help in their fight for indepenance from England. Other monarchies did not involved themselves not out of love for England but rather they did not like the idea of sending troops to fight in a war against an established sovereign; they thought the troops might pick up some bad ideas. Well, they were right. French troops returning to France were filled with ideas of self governance, liberty and individual freedoms. Combine this with a bankrupted treasury, a starving populace and a Queen who is a hated Austrian (every revolution needs a scapegoat) and you've got the makings of a bloody revolt.

Although many of the crowned heads of Europe were concerned that the revolutions first in America and then France would lead to a general uprising against monarchies, they did very little to help the French monarchy. Swedens King Gustavas was an exception and did as much as possible in the Cause of Kings. He failed, of course, and the monarchy in France went the way of the dodo (the revolutionists in France did too. The Girondins, the Jacobins, one ruling group after another was ushered to the guillotine until Napolean took charge because none were able to bring stability to a country gone mad with blood lust these ruling parties inspired and then could not contain). The Napoleonic Empire had more of an affect on world events than the French Revolution did, although without the Revolution the Empire wouldn't have existed.

It turned out that the French Revolution did not have the affect on the monarchies of Europe that Gustavas feared it would. England, Austria, Spain, Russia, Sweden, Norway, all maintained their monarchies after the Bourbons lost the throne. It wasn't until nearly a hundred years later that some of these countries overthrew their monarchies in favor of different forms of government.

Answer 3

The impact was huge. The French Revolution ushered in the era of democratic govt in the western world, and further supported America's justification of independence.

After the French Revolution, most monarchies in Europe started crumbling in favor of elected governments.

Answer 4

how many countries do you recognize that are ruled by monarchs? how many countries provide particular privileges to contributors of the clergy? while the individuals of France stormed the Bastille, they have been finding to place an end to a equipment the place particular instructions of folk lived on the price of the hundreds. The ruling instructions in different eu powers feared the suggestions of liberty, equality, and fraternity could deliver approximately their downfall, and that they attacked. It replace into because of this state of struggle that Napoleon replace into waiting to snatch capacity. on an identical time as countless eu international places (uk, Spain, Scandinavian international places) nevertheless have monarchs and nobles, those are greater often than not figureheads with out or very constrained capacity. Freedom of religion is authorized for the duration of Europe and usa; this thought is in actuality an outgrowth of the French Revolution.

Answer 5

In short, it shifted the perspective from God and authorities to individuals. Both of America's political parties grew out of Enlightenment thought-that man is sovereign and individual freedom is paramount.

Answer 6

lots of smelly headless bodies and another reason to dislike Jean Luc