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The storming of the Bastille
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उत्तर
On July 14, 1789, the people of Paris stormed the prison of Bastille. They freed all the prisoners.
Monarchy was overthrown. King Louis XVI and his queen Marie Antoinette was first imprisoned and later guillotined (Put to death) in 1793. There was chaos for some time and a reign of terror began which lasted from 1793-1794. Thousand of nobles, clergy, and even innocent men were executed. In 1795 the National Assembly of France adopted a Declaration of the Rights of Man which declared that men are born free and equal. A new Constitution was framed.
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State whether the following is true or false:
There was a wide gulf between the capitalists and the workers.
Define the term ‘Industrial Revolution’.
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
What effect did the American Revolution have on the French people?
____________ was the symbol of “Royal Despotism” in France.
The ‘Reign of Terror’ lasted for ______ days in France.
The ______ Revolution affected the life and society in the whole of Continental Europe.
The middle class and the peasants together formed the ______.
Answer all questions given under the heading.
Voltaire the French Philosopher
- Who was Voltaire?
- What did he criticize?
- What was his most famous work?
- What was his famous quote?
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The French Philosophers
- Mention the famous quote of Voltaire.
- What was famously said by Rousseau in his ‘Social Contract’.
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- What was the impact of these Philosophers on French society?
