Paper Topic:

History of Modern France

Question One

To a great extent , Louis XVI contributed greatly to the French Revolution due to mismanagement . That is , he did not lead his nation in an effective way . There are numerous reasons to support this . One of the most obvious would be the fiscal crisis he brought upon his nation France 's support of the American Revolution ate at it finances . This alone was problematic but Louis XVI 's decision to take poor economic advice from his advisors exacerbated the problem . Specifically , his decisions led to a worsening of the economic

crisis that precipitated the revolution

With Jean-Jacques Rousseau , we discover the origin of the concept of a social contract . That is , Rousseau 's writing promoted the notion that a government must care for it people and promote liberty . Such writings raised the awareness of the people that the monarchy was not delivering in this respect at all . Jacques-Louis David was a brilliant artist whose work resonated a populist theme among the French . Specifically , he was a promoted of the concept of the Social Contract and a republic form of government . This was clearly expressed in his artwork . It is important to point out that during this time period , artists often understood the pulse of the populace . In other words , artists knew the sentiments of those in France and when an artist such as Jacques-Louis David used his artwork to promote political unrest , the effect was enormous

Maximilien Robespierre was a somewhat infamous figure who promoted republican ideals , the...

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