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Why did Louis XV1's decision to summon the estates-general prove disastrous
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Why did Louis XV1's decision to summon the estates-general prove disastrous

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France was essentially bankrupt, and Louis was desperate for new ideas and taxes to get some money, so he summoned the Estates General.
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Because the Third Estate realized that they had little-to-no power and that it was unfair that the nobles and clergy had entirely too much/more than they did.
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