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causes of the French revolution - Coggle Diagram
causes of the French revolution
direct trigger (1 year before) : 1789
society
debt and taxes
higher taxation of the poor to maintain the entertainment of the wealth
changes in culture
unrest among peasants and the urban poor
skyrocketing bread prices
environment
cattle disease
drought
poor harvests
inequality voting systems
forming of national assembly by the 'third estate'
tennis court oath
Jacobin Club
demanded the removal of the king
Bourgeois Militia
turning the French guards to the National Guard
raids
Military hospital (in search of weapons)
Bastille day
long-term causes (5 years)
regime of monarchy
large wealth gap
inequality based on wealth
failing economy
colonisation (globally)
ineffective tax systems
labor tax
tax inflation amongst the poor
inconsistent tax
war
'financial ruin'
age of enlightenment
questioning authority
weak leadership
short term causes (less direct) (1-5 years)
National Assembly
growing demand for democracy
respect for monarchy
constantly decreasing
rioting
national disasters
significant individuals
royalty
King Louis XVI
King of France when the Revolution began
Marie Antoinette (Queen of France)
Queen of France during the Revolution
Madame Deficit
revolutionary
Georges Danton
leading the overthrow of the French Revolution
Maximilien Robespierre
one of the most powerful leaders of the revolution