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Revolutions in Politics

The French Revolution resulted from a combination of long-term social and political causes, as well as Enlightenment ideas, exacerbated by short-term fiscal and economic crises. During the Middle Ages, European society was broken off into groups with special privileges, such as the nobility, clergy, and peasants. Long-established rights for elite groups persisted in societies undergoing dramatic and destabilizing change. As a result from this, Europe's population grew at a quick pace, creating cities and town to swell in size. With economic growth, there were many inequalities between the rich and poor. A different aspect of change was the racial regimes established in European colonies to legitimize and protect slavery. "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" was there main moto. Enlightenment ideas, jealousy between estates, and inconsistent leadership were all long term causes of the revolution.

Liberal Phase

There was a time in the French Revolution where there was a call for liberty for individual human rights, also known as the Liberal Phase. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens, had been issued at the start of the French Revolution, and proclaimed that "liberty consists in being able to do anything that does not harm another person." With the encounter of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, a national church with priests chosen by voters had been established. The Catholic Clergy was forced by the National Assembly to take an oath of loyalty to the new government. Conflict between the educated classes and the common people had arose on the attempt to remake the Catholic Church, like the abolition of guilds and workers' associations.

After the execution of the Louis XIV, the radical Jacobin Republic led by Robespierre responded to opposition at home and war abroad by instituting the Reign of Terror, fixing prices and wages, and pursuing a policy of de-Christianization. The Jacobin club was a political club in revolutionary France whose members were well-educated radical republicans. The Reign of Terror enforced compliance with republican beliefs and practices. An element of the cultural revolution was the campaign of de-Christianization, which aimed to eliminate Catholic symbols and beliefs.

Women

Napoleon

Women had been impacted in many ways by the French Revolution. They were seen as a different aspect of the male figure. Women were seen as to have few rights which let them participate in different aspects of the revolution, but there was a lot of controversy because of that. The right of an education was the only thing that women basically had a right to do. The right to vote, or to own property wasn't an opportunity that they had. Olympe de Gouges, was a writer who was taught by herself. She very well protested against injustices done to women and the evils of slavery. She had published the Declaration of the Rights of Woman. It was seen that this declaration was much like the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, just for Women. 

Napoleon Bonaparte was one working successful man. He visulaized things in a way that people didn't understand for he made many changes throughout European Countries and brought things back to life. Napoleon was known for his great intelligence. He was of great power and trust. Some of the changes that he had made were that he built up France's infrstructure, he opened up many schools for people to go and get an education, created a code known as the "Napoleonic Code," and was a great leader of his armies as they showed much success. Napoleon was also known for his series of conflicts. Many of which had high risks but he found a way to overcome them. For example the Directory had sent Napoleon to Italy, and in a series of stunningly quick victories Napoleon had destroyed Austrian and Sardinian armies combined. As an end result, not before long, France controlled Northern and Central Italy. One of Napoleon's greatest enemies was Great Britain. He really wanted to defeat them, so he decided to invade Egypy which lead to his end. Napoleon was defeated by Egypt with only a few victories in the battlefield. He then fled back to France, and upon his arrival he was notified that the Directory had been unstable. Napoleon was a non-stop person. He made many atempts to expand the French Empire, he succeeded, but also may of have failed during the processs.

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