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What problems led to the outbreak of a revolution in France?

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Well the third estate was being treated very poorly. France was in debt so they had to tax someone. Not the 2 richest ones, the first and second estate, why not the poorest estate which makes up 90-95% of France.#KingLouisMistakes

He taxed the third estate which was already suffering from poverty. The king also took away a lot of money to build Versailles

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The leading factor of the French Revolution was the Enlightment, which basically favored a society based on reason and logic rather than religious beliefs.
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