The French government used force against its own people because of the revolution that occurred there. A revolution is an over throw of the government within the country by its citizens. During a revolution force is used by the government to prevent the over throw of its leadership. The French Revolution occurred from 1789 - 1799. One of the reasons that the French Revolution started was as a result of expensive spending by King Louis XVI, which brought the country near bankruptcy. Some issues that arose from this was food shortage, rising food prices and unemployment. The citizens was disatisfied and began the revolution.
