Before the French Revolution

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Before the French Revolution

• Aiding the American Revolution
• Famine in 1788
• Unrest among the peasantry

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Convening of the Estates General
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Storming of the Bastille, July 14, 1789
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
(1789)
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The beheading of Louis XVI
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Maximilien Robespierre
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The beheading of Robespierre (1)
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The beheading of Robespierre (2)(in case you
didnt see the last slide)
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The beheading of Robespierre (3)
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The early guillotineHorizontal blade
inefficient irrational inhumane
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The modern guillotineSlanted blade efficient
rational humane
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Louis XVIs head
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Napoleon as Emperor
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Napoleon the Russian campaign (1812)
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Waterloo, June 1815
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Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815
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Europe in 1700
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Europe in 1800
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Europe after the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815)
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Europe in 1900