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Why was the Bastille important to the French revolution?
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Why was the Bastille important to the French revolution?

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It represented the social injustice of the ancien regime.

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Traditionally, this fortress was used by French kings to imprison subjects that didn't agree with them politically, making the Bastille a representation of the oppressive nature of the monarchy. This event was the start of the French Revolution and the eventual fall of the French monarchy.
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