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The french revolution and napoleon 5 most important ideas

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revolution

freedom

equality

brotherhood (beethovens 9th ode to joy)

implicit : right for people to take arms & change who is in power (storming of the bastille)

right of the people to punish those who used to be in power & were abusive

5 causes :

the Estate System, Absolutism, ideas stemming from the Enlightenment, food shortages, and The American Revolution

studentofhistoryorg

basic human rights and freedom

wondriumdailycom

napoleon

separation of church & state

anyone should have the chance to be at the top of society regardless of class

spreading of democratic values to other countries (even tho he was a dictator)

making france a world power

overhaul of military training. He also centralized the government, reorganized the banking and educational systems, supported the arts, and improved relations between France and the pope.

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