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Causes of the French Revolution - Coggle Diagram
Causes of the French Revolution
Political
Absolutism
Declared themselves as an "extension of God" (Divine Right)
Unfair system of the Estates-General
Legal privileges of the Nobility and Clergy
Economic
Unfair tax system
Debt
Poverty
Bankruptcy
Money spent on war
Attempting to tax the nobles
Near collapse of the French budget due to bad harvests (drought in 1788 which increased the cost of flour)
Extravagant spending of King and Queen during economic crisis
Intellectual
Ideas of the Enlightenment (they exposed the flaws of the political system at the time, which caused people to want change)
Rights of Man
Social
Division between classes (Three Estates)
Unbalanced power between estates
Poverty
Rise of the bourgeoisie
Ancien Regime
Feudal dues