Question

Why is Bastille Day a symbol of French national pride? (5 points)

It marks the day when King Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette were executed.
It contradicts the idea that the French Revolution was essentially destructive.
It shows that the three Estates of 18th century France were able to agree.
It celebrates a day when the French masses rose up against oppression.

Answer 1

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "It contradicts the idea that the French Revolution was essentially destructive." Bastille Day a symbol of French national pride because It contradicts the idea that the French Revolution was essentially destructive.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: it celebrates a day when the French masses rose up against oppression.

During the Bastille Day, which was on July 14th, angry crowds broke into the Bastille prison which later led to the French Revolution in 1789.

The Bastille Prison by that time represented the oppression that King Louis XIV and his wife Marie Antoinette exerted over the French.