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Was the French revolution a revolution of all classes against the old system of governemnt?

Revolutions are generally the result of political problems, economical problems, social reasons, or a combination of all these factors. The French Revolution of 1789-1799 was one of the most important events in the history of the world. It questioned the authority of kings, priests and nobles. The primary cause of the revolution was the dispute over the people’s differing ideas of reform. It was essentially a revolution of all classes of society against the old system of government.
France, a feudal country in the eighteenth century, was ruled under the ‘ancien regime’. The king was the absolute monarch. He had centralized power in the royal bureaucracy. At this time in French history, the social classes played a very important role in the lives of the people. The social structure of France was divided into three groups: The First Estate, The Second Estate and The Third Estate. The First Estate was the clergy (the church). During the ‘ancien regime’, the church was equal in...

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