French Revolution Dbq Analysis

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The French Revolution was the culmination of many new ideals sparked in 18th century France, and the result of years of imbalance of power. When the nation lacked strong leadership, Napoleon Bonaparte stepped in and took advantage of the current situation. Through his 15 year reign, two wars began and his lust for power proved reckless at his fall in 1814. He claimed to be a supporter of the revolution, but as more time passed, his abuse of power became evident. The French Revolution satisfied its original economical and social ideals, but not political. Preceding the revolution, it was not a hard task to gain monopoly over a certain market, in fact this was very common. This lead to unfair gain in wealth on the perpetrators part and …show more content…
Without this comes a large lack of representation from the lower class inevitably bringing unrest. This same unrest caused the catastrophe of the revolution, which is clearly against the original ideas for the new country. Article XI of Document 3, the National Assembly’s Decrees Abolishing Feudalism, abolishes the feudal system and encourages a meritocracy. “All citizens, without distinction of birth, can be admitted to all offices and dignities, be they ecclesiastical, civil or military….” This opened many doors for the misrepresented lower class and abolished the interference of personal relationships into political life. In this way, some political ideals of the revolution were …show more content…
He points out the exclusion of women in the committee and questions the reasoning behind it. The revolution revolved around the fairness of peoples in society, but in the male-dominated world of 18th century France, the treatment of women was put aside for later, as race and class seemed more prominent at the time. Although the revolution directly earned legal rights of all, as dictated in the constitution, the goal of it all is to further equality without blindly accepting the small space of rights one is given