- Which of the following causes of the French government's financial crisis helped spark the Revolution? Select all that apply.
A.the extravagant spending by the court
B. the cost of the Seven Years' War
D. the cost of aid given to help finance the American Revolution
<em>The French Revolution had a series of reasons. During that period France was very unequal, most of society was poor at the same time the nobility and the clergy was rich and spent money like people were not dying from hunger on the streets. </em>
<em>The Nobility took most of the blame and the phrase that Marie Antoinette supposedly said “let them have brioches” is the main image of the people’s revolt against the nobility.</em>
<em>Also, in that period France did not have money so it imposed taxes over taxes to people that were already poor. Despite that France spent a lot of money in participating in a series of wars, for example, the War of Austrian Succession, the Seven Years War and the American Revolution.</em>
- Despite naming himself emperor, why was Napoleon pivotal as a French revolutionary? Select all that apply.
D. He established republics that embodied the ideas of the Revolution.
<em>People did not revolt when Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor. He provided a stable government and people wanted that since the turmoil of the revolution. Also, the military was hypnotized by him since he gave them a sense of pride, self-respect, and victories.</em>
