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प्रश्न
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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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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the following:
| A | B |
| 1. Industrial Revolution | (a) India |
| 2. socialism | (b) Colonies |
| 3. Trade unions | (c) Factory System |
| 4. Imperialism | (d) Equal Share of Wealth |
| 5. British colony | (e) Better working Conditions of Workers |
Choose the correct answer:
The _______________ organized themselves as trade unions to fight for their rights.
Choose the correct answer:
The victory of the British over the __________ in the Carnatic Wars shattered French/Dutch/Spanish dreams of colonizing India
State whether the following is true or false:
Capitalism is a set of economic theories based on the belief that the government should control the main industries.
Define the term ‘Industrial Revolution’.
Give one example of the following:
a colony
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
Mention the role of the political philosophers in the overthrow of the French monarchy.
The Spirit of Laws and the Persian letters were written by ______.
The great leader of the French Revolution was ______.
Turgot, Necker, Calonne, and Brienne were the ______ of the French King.
