ICSE Class 8 Answered
Explain the results of the French
Revolution.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 22 May, 2015, 02:14: PM
Expert Answer
Following were the important results of the French Revolution:
- The French Revolution is significant for the fact that it marked the end of the institution of absolute monarchy in France and saw the establishment of a Republic.
- Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, which had become the guiding principles of the French Revolution, also became the foundational values of the French Republic.
- The Revolution led to the establishment of a democratic government for the first time in Europe.
- Feudalism as an institution was buried by the Revolution, and the Church and the clergy were brought under State control.
- It led to the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte as the Emperor of France.
- It also signified the end of ancient beliefs and political systems and a qualified acceptance of the new era of Industrial Revolution.
- It popularised the idea of nationalism. It also led to the eventual development of the Welfare State.
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