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This paper presents an in-depth discussion of the causes of the French Revolution. In particular, the paper considers the faltering economic situation of the period and the wide-spread poverty which drove the masses to rebel. The paper further examines the role played by the enlightenment in sparking revolutionary fervor. The paper concludes by noting that ultimately, there was no single cause of the revolution.

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"The following paper looks at the causes of the French Revolution. In particular, the paper looks at the faltering economic situation of the period; at the wide-spread poverty which drove the masses to rebel; and at the role played by the enlightenment in sparking revolutionary fervour. Ultimately, there was no single cause of the revolution - but it is probable that things would not have ended up with such a dramatic destruction of the existing order had it not been for the suffering of the poor and indigent who finally had enough of inequality and privation. To start things off, one cannot dismiss the impact of economics in the..."

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