Question

What caused the French Revolution?

Answer 1

The financial strain of servicing old debt and the excesses of the current royal court caused dissatisfaction with the monarchy, contributed to national unrest, and culminated in the French Revolution of 1789.

Answer 2

Les origines de la Révolution française sont multiples, d'ordre social, économique et politique.
The origins of the French Revolution are multiple social, economic and political.