Causes: Terms in this set (5)
1) International: Struggle for hegemony and the Empire resource of the state. The causes of the French Revolution can be attributed to several intertwining factors: Cultural: The Enlightenment philosophy desacralized the authority of the monarchy and the Catholic Church, and promoted a new society based on reason instead of traditions
2) Political conflict: After Louis XV, Louis XVI (1774-1793) ascended the throne of France. During that period, the economic condition of France became weak. Thus, the autrocratic monarchy, defective administration, extravagant expenditure formed the political cause of the French Revolution.
3)The Enlightenment: The ideas of the Enlightenment played a major role in inspiring the French Revolution, which began in 1789 and emphasized the rights of common men as opposed to the exclusive rights of the elites. As such, they laid the foundation for modern, rational, democratic societies.
4)Economic hardship: Taxes were high and so were prices, but the wages were low. Unable to provide for their families the lower classes of France were also in an economical crisis, which was one of the things that drove them to revolt. Another major cause to the French Revolution was Politics.
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