CAS IR 250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: History Of Europe, Bourgeoisie
12 Oct 2017
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A concise history of modern europe chapter 2. Chapter 2: the french revolution and napoleon: 1789: storming of bastille; declaration of the rights of man was founded. But louis xvi wasn"t dethroned till 1792 (he was executed in 1793): 1799: napoleon bonaparte seized power, france was the most populated country in europe - leading center for arts and science; French was the language of diplomacy and royal courts. Bastille - royal troops opened fire but the crowd killed the governor of the fortress. This was the fall of bastille: this day is celebrated as a national holiday in france, the fall of bastille exposed the monarchy"s vulnerability - in august, a new constituent. Assembly abolished what was left of feudalism: august 26 1789: declaration of the rights of man and the citizen (reflects enlightenment ideas of rousseau, locke etc. , the constituent assembly debated over powers of monarchy and oversaw finances while.
