I think it determines your progress at something. It determines on what you can, or need to improve, or possibly change.
Finance is the correct answer 100%
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu and of Fronsac<span> (</span>French pronunciation: [aʁmɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ dy plɛsi]<span>; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), commonly referred to as </span>Cardinal Richelieu<span> (French: </span>Cardinal de Richelieu [kaʁdinal d(ə) ʁiʃ(ə)ljø]<span>), was a French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1607 and was appointed </span>Foreign Secretary<span> in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a </span>cardinal<span> in 1622, and </span>King Louis XIII's<span> chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by </span>Cardinal Mazarin<span>, whose career he had fostered.</span>
Many consider the French revolution as the being the spearhead of the modern politic.
* The revolution single handedly crushed the monarchical way of politics, the aristocratic domination up to that point in France, and church domination of French politics.
*The revolution furthermore abolished the feudal system and was one of the biggest steps towards modernity through out history.
*The revolution was a successful endeavour on the part of the French people because it reformed social tradition @and the hierarchy of France.
*Aristocracy by making all men equal and the enlightenment ideals which the revolution was based on came through to a great extent and in this way the French revolution was a success
