a story about the guillotine—the French Revolution in Plain English

 

made by Judy&Lily

From the France Revolution I learned a lot about both this particular revolution and revolutions in general. Revolutions often begin when people gets treated unequally; for instance, the old regime system, adapted by France before the revolution, separated people into 3 estate, and the third estate(as I will mention in the video) was burdened by tax. There are many causes to revolutions, but most often it’s related with nobles exploiting pleasant. A revolution is followed by a reform in government and, consequently, the death of many innocent. Though the result of revolutions seems good, many citizens suffered through famine, war, and fear; during the Terror, an estimated 17,000 people died. Revolutions end with the change of social structure and thinking of people, giving the people more rights and undermine the influenced of church; this is particularly important since people’s thinking were no longer limited by religious thinking and science could prosper.