The rising price of bread and the locking of the third estate out of its meeting hall were short term causes of the revolution which many Parisians and French citizens were angered by. Finally, the spark that ignited the revolution was the ordering of the Swiss guards to Paris by Louis the XVI, which appeared too many Parisians as a direct threat to them and the National Assembly. These causes had a huge influence on the break if revolution in 1789 and were the main reasons to the downfall of the French empire and Louis the XVI. The first cause of the French Revolution was the Ancien Regime which caused chaos between the different estates and left the people deeply divided. The people of France were divided into three estates.
This violent act from the people stemmed from the poor economic situation in France as by Spring 1789, the average Parisian worker was spending 88% of their wage on bread as prices were so highly inflated. When Necker was dismissed popular demonstrations in Paris began and a hunt for weapons began which led them to the Bastille, where mob of 150,000 stole 30,000 muskets and began to destroy the prison, which partly symbolised what was wrong with the ancient regime. This was so significant as this signalled that the kind had lost control of Paris which allowed the Paris Commune to be set up on July 15th, and share power with the king, also meaning that the National Assembly was a no able to draw up a constitution without the threat of the king dictating the Assembly. This was huge for Paris as it now meant the people were
Poor harvests, famine, a lack of freedom and repressive policies meant that Russia was a country that was teetering on the brink of revolution long before dissatisfied factory workers marched on the Winter Palace in St Petersburg. Some of the causes of the 1905 revolution were due to poor working and living conditions. For instance, up to 15 people would share one room to live in, because of this demonstrations such as the one outside the Winter Palace commonly known as Bloody Sunday took place. 100’s were killed due to horrific misunderstanding by the Russian army. In many ways this helped fuel Russian Revolt.
In an attempt to increase their wages, industrial workers went on strike. The Tsar’s indecisiveness, the reality of him continuing the war against Germany although there were many thousands of casualties and the rest of Russia was starving due to the bad transportation systems, and the fact that he had broken his promises from the October Manifesto after the
Report Jeff Wiemold French Revolution vs. Arab Spring The French revolution was from 1789-1799. There was social unrest, rioting, and rebellion all over the country, mostly because the economy wasn't growing fast and there were no opportunities for social advancement. During this era there was nobility with kings, queens and land owners being the high class people and the "peasants", the people who weren't wealthy and the workers being the lower class. Both growing to resent each other more and more as time went on, eventually creating a class war. The nature of the French revolution was to break class barriers, so everybody could be treated the same and pay the same taxes no matter what class they were in, high or low.
Due to this debt the government then resulted in printing money and this resulted in inflation. Inflation destroyed savings of the middle class and especially effected land owners as they relied on rent. State employees and factory workers purchasing power fell by 25% because of the value of the Iire. The state also spent 148 billion lire on the war effort and inflation increased with the price index quadrupling, and rising from 100 in 1914 to 413 in 1918. Conscription soaked up rural unemployment and some peasants grew prosperous.
Ropbspierre and Napoleon were both dictators during the 18th and early 19th century of France. France was in a state or financial crisis, due to the aid to the Americans and poor tax systems, poor harvest, and social upheaval. Starting in 1789, many revolts began to happen. The working class: Sans-Culottes, peasants, and middle class, were angry at the nobility and clergy (first and second estate) for not giving them equal opportunities. This lead to assemblies, conventions, and even dictatorships.
The Sun Will Rise Again Every country struggles with financial problems at some point, but the extent of France’s problems during the 18th century really hit home hard. The wars of King Louis XIV forced debt to fall upon those paying taxes, which did not include clergy and nobility. This caused upset among the working citizens because they were doing all the work while the higher status citizens gained all the benefits. Also, continual crop failures caused prices of the available food to rise in order for a profit to be made, which had a devastating effect on the citizens. The citizens’ abhorrence towards the nobility continually elevated as the conditions worsened over time, and eventually, on July 14th, 1789, French citizens grew tired of absolving the nobility.
This also meant that the land was not used to it full potential, all these factors lead to the famines and causing peasants to up rise using violence against government officials. This was on the verge of the revolution. The deep resentment from the peasantry towards the Tsar increased after the war as lots of money had being invested in the war and Russia had lost. Moreover, Sergei Witte had tried to improve the economy of Russia but it was to make sure that the Russian social order stayed the same. Due to industrialisation, factories were built which lead to rapid growth of population in the towns and cities for example from 98 million in 1885 to 125 million in 1905.
Russia’s role in World War I quickly led Russia’s people to the strong dislike of their Provisional Government and further into economic downfall which continued to upset the citizens of Russia. The Bolsheviks, a left-wing political party that were socialists, began to grow in popularity among the peasants and industrial workers whose pay was very low and in most cases among the industrial workers; their working conditions were very poor and unsafe. The Bolsheviks then instigated a revolution, resulting in Bolshevik power of Russia. Bolshevik power led to further unhappiness. The months before and during the Bolshevik revolution, as well as the signing of the peace treaty at Brest-Litovsk cause turmoil among the socialists and brought Russia into civil war.