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The Reasons And Failure Of The French Revolution

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The French Revolution was a failure because after all of the blood shed, the laws, civil rights, and codes did not get instituted effectively and did not represent the values that the citizens fought for, examples of this were the Napoleonic Code, Declaration of Rights of Man. Another reason it was a failure was because during the revolts and reforms more than 40,000 men and women died, this enormous massacre of people went against Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, all of which the national assembly declared were every man's right. Much of the killing can be related back to Robespierre and King Louis XVI. Although it was mostly a failure, some achievements can be seen through the revolution, the French revolution helped the french people become a more equal and socialist state, this showed Europe that the french …show more content…

In many revolts and reforms the people were fighting for three things Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. These rights of every frenchman fueled the revolution so well that it ended up burning up. The achievement of uniting hundred of thousands of people for a ideologies is still unimaginable in today's world. Even though some of these ideologies did more harm than good does not make the achievement of unitation null because success is only a measurement that every person has their own definition for. An example of this is when the national convention abolishes the monarchy and declares France a republic. Although this is than overruled by napoleon it still shows how france united under one main cause. The abolishment of the monarchy makes every man closer to Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity because it gives everyone a chance to voice their opinion to a representative instead of being ignored by one superior being. All in all the french revolution was a minor success due to the improved socialistic ideologies and abolishment of the three

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