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What started the French Revolution?

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The event that started the French Revolution was the storming of the Bastille

Although many things led to the French revolution, the actual start was the Storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789

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It began on July 14, 1789 when revolutionaries stormed a prison called the Bastille. The revolution came to an end 1799 when a general named Napoleon overthrew the revolutionary government and established the French Consulate (with Napoleon as leader).

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