The Positive Long-Term Effects Of The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution has been viewed as one of the most influential events to occur on to the economic world in the history of modern society. The invention of many new items that all helped people performed certain tasks more efficiently lead the world to be able to produce many more goods in a much shorter time frame. The impact of the Industrial Revolution on the world as a whole was that it catapulted the world economy into an almost frenzy like state, in which people had access to a much wider variety of goods and services offered to them by businesses. The impact that this event had on the worker’s life was not necessarily a good or bad thing, however. With

When the French Third Estate stormed the Bastille in 1789, they envisioned a country in which they were no longer trodden upon by the First and Second Estates. They envisioned a nation where they had a major voice in politics and had a prominent role in the economy. By successfully overthrowing the French government and installing their own, they succeeded; albeit for only a short time. Little did they know that within a few decades, the same social hierarchy would be reinstalled during the Industrial Revolution, except the lower classes would be fighting for sanitation instead of bread. Over the course of the nineteenth century, various arguments emerged of how to improve the lives of European workers during the Industrial Revolution. Arguments

Later on, in 1844, we have Fredrick Engels who wrote the book, The Condition of the Working Class in England, in which he argues that the industrial revolution left workers far worse than before. This was a period of mass immigration into cities, it was a period of people wanting work, and also a period of new machines. Many people came to cities looking for new jobs in factories but in reality, came to cities filled with thousands of people and brand new machines who were doing the jobs once done by humans. Engels first talks about spinning and weaving before machinery and how the whole house hold would help in creating clothes. He explains that a man could get on fairly well with their wages because there was no competition really. Then Engels

Radical change and massive socio-economic upheaval characterized the Industrial Revolution. The advent of steam power and the ability to quickly mass-produce vast quantities of goods drastically changed the standard of living. It was in this environment where the ideas of classical liberalism began to flourish. The obvious economic benefits to liberal policies helped spur it’s adoption across Europe. Economic freedoms and new business opportunities led to the growth of the middle class and generally improved the people’s way of life. However, the lack of government intervention also allowed greed to run rampant. There was little to stop the exploitation of workers and the questionable business practices of the factory-owners. Working conditions

The French Revolution was a time of great social, political and economic tumult in the closing years of the Eighteenth Century. The motivators pushing French citizenry toward revolution are varied in scope and origin. They range from immediate economic woes to an antiquarian class structure. Modern historians still debate the value of the changes that the revolution brought to modern society. The middle class made gains that would never be rescinded, but do revolutions always end in tyranny? In the years before the revolution citizens were rigidly constrained by the estates of the realm. These social strata had been in place since the medieval ages. The people were divided into three groups; clergy, nobility and everyone else. The clergy

“By the 1800s, people could earn higher wages in factories than on farms.” (Industrialization; Case study:Manchester, 723) Although these higher wages made in factories pushed the industrial revolution forward, by being able to afford resources such as coal, factory life damaged its workers and the community by created border between classes. For example, working conditions. Working conditions during this time were extremely poor, and on average, a worker would spend 14 hours a day in factories. Factories were unsanitary, unsafe and generally not enjoyable. “Factories were seldom well lit or clean. Machines injured workers. A boiler might explode or a drive belt might catch an arm. And there was no government program to provide aid in case of injury.” (Industrialization; Case

The Enlightenment era evoked people to search for their social prestige, questioning authorities and believing they could create republics with entirely new rights and responsibilities. By obliterating social hierarchy, they believed, they could create new kinds of people and produce a utopia. The French Revolution exemplifies this inner logic of utopian political ideologies and clarifies its missing components. As they fought for what seemed to be just, they were regressive as to which principles and policies to conserve. At the time, revolutionaries and most of society had a relatively restricted sense of “universal,” as it didn’t include the poor, women, or people of color. Revolutionaries could not accept any objections or defiance of their politics was to blame and persecuted counter-revolutionaries. Women played a key role within the counter-revolutionaries, campaign their qualification of citizenship.

For decades’ historians have worked toward deciding how the consequences of the French Revolution should be viewed across a variety of outlets from textbooks to articles that analyze the developing stages of the French revolution. In this paper the question “Was the French Revolution Worth its Human Costs?” will be justified and answered by two historians by the names of Peter Kropotkins who agrees that the revolution was worth its human costs, he is also the author that I have decided I agreed with. The second historian who does not believe that the revolution was worth the losses earned is Simon Schama. Each historian thoughtfully executed their ideas that support their claim for or against the revolution I will begin by explaining Shama’s.

The French revolutionaries drastically replaced the old regime and monarchy in pursuit of liberty, equality, and fraternity. While the middle class gained power at the end of the revolution, the nation is still in a financial crisis, especially due to the cost of the war, France has a tremendous debt and peasants are still the ones suffering at the end. It is true that the circumstances and situations may be slightly better for the peasants, but they still suffered from starvation and poverty

The Industrial Revolution involved many improvements in technology and transportation. Although there were improvements in the efficiency of society, society suffered as a consequence and the improvement (or downgrading) of society was contradicted by the improvement of efficiency. The factory was the focal point of the Industrial Revolution, and in the factory people had to work unsightly hours in unkempt places. The estrangement of the worker was a key problem in this age due to how much they worked and how they would become completely separate from themselves. They would become part of their work and lose their individualism. This point is heavily focused on in the reading by Marx. He talks about how the more the worker gets into his work and the value of the product goes up, the more the value of the worker goes down. The ratio from payment to commodity’s gap increased all throughout the Industrial Revolution, thus making the worker feel less valued. Although this time period was able to bring about important, efficient machines such as the locomotive and textile machine, humans began to lose touch with nature as well. Being inside the factory all day tended to make the workers feel as if they were a part of the factory.

The industrialization of Europe resulted in widespread changes within society. French revolutionaries of all factions were aware that the whole of social life was infused with ideological significance, and were therefore determined to restructure society from top to bottom and across the board. R.G Collingwood argues that some social changes that were felt during this period of time included changes to class structure, the working class, family dynamics, women’s role, and even the lower to middle class. On the topic of social changes, he says that, “the industrial revolution had far reaching social consequences, which varied across class and regions. Between the late 18th and early 20th centuries, new family and class structures emerged

From the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte’s empire in the early 1800s, Europe became an agriculturally based society of simplicity and certainty. People all worked in their own houses, working their own hours, always knowing that they would have a job because everything they needed they could make for themselves. Plethoras of people throughout all of Europe were thriving by working in their own self interest to create the world they wanted to personally live in. They knew every night that they could have chicken from the ones they raised in their backyard and that they could have clothes by making them for themselves. In general, the vast majority of people in the era had very suitable lifestyles. The children followed in the footsteps of their parents for generation upon generation. WIth the invention of machines that could do the work of the agricultural Europeans being invented;however, Europe lost its agricultural aspect extremely rapidly as the wealthier people succumb to temptation and built factories realizing that people would buy the objects to avoid having to make them. The owners of these factories wanted to make money and so began capitalism in Europe. The owners exploited their workers to a maximum extreme. The workers in these factories were treated worse than pigs. They were allotted 2 meals per day of oatcakes and porridge at breakfast and oatcakes and milk for dinner. The nicest owners would reward the workers with brown bread and butter once per year.

Revolution? The major cause of the French Revolution was the disputes between the different types of social classes in French society. The French Revolution of 1789-1799 was one of the most important events in the history of the world. The Revolution led to many changes in France, which at the time of the Revolution, was the most powerful state in Europe. The Revolution led to the development of new political forces such as democracy and nationalism. It questioned the authority of kings, priests, and nobles. The Revolution also gave new meanings and new ideas to the political ideas of the people.<br><br>The French Revolution was spread over the ten year period between 1789 and 1799. The primary cause of the revolution was the disputes over

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses,” said Henry Ford. The Industrial Revolution was a stage in the evolution of human society in which a lot of change was effected, not only because of all the new technology being invented, but in the structure of society. As people started to stand up for their rights and rejecting the long-standing institution of wealth determining status, the Old Regime had to adapt. France’s Constitution of 1791 had one law that classified all adult male citizens in “active” and “passive” citizens. Wealth being the deciding factor as to who was allowed to become an active citizen. Two years later, as the revolution forced the government to become more and more egalitarian, another constitution was passed introducing universal manhood suffrage. It was only the beginning (Lindemann, p.23)

Major transformations were sweeping French and European society during Fourier’s time and his ideas were reflective of them. Political, economical and artistic revolutions were all challenging existing beliefs and radically pushing for new change. The French Revolution brought upon exhaustive reform and helped to instill the notion that change was desirable. More importantly, though was the Industrial Revolution, which influenced Fourier’s beliefs to against capitalism. The Industrial Revolution brought along with it technological breakthroughs that helped to build nation’s productivity and wealth, radically changing man’s economic future. On the other hand, the advent of new factories brought along with it some negative side effects. Surrounding factories were crowded slums, full of crime, disease and various social ills. Workers were unable to unionize and had low wages, all the while capital owners saw their fortunes