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What led to the French Revolution?

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Crippling economic status

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The rich 1% and the clergy were well fed and had ample money, while the rest of the peasants were stuck with famine after famine. Eventually they rebelled and executed the King, and after a series of tyrannical and frankly insane leaders like Robespierre and Napoleon Bonaparte France finally shaped into what it is today.

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Answer:

The upheaval was caused by widespread discontent with the French monarchy and the poor economic policies of King Louis XVI, who met his death by guillotine, as did his wife Marie Antoinette.

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