Many revolutions had occurred during the 1700’s. More specifically, The French Revolution. The French Revolution was a failure due to France ridding itself of the monarchy to become a republic, but instead, it started a reign, created a financial crisis, and the arrival of Napoleon Bonaparte further worsened things. The Reign of Terror contributed to the failures of the French Revolution.The Reign of Terror was a period during The French Revolution. Robespierre, the head of the french government during 1792-1794, feared that too many people were conspiring against the revolution. Therefor, Robespierre and the Jacobins (the radicals) thus began to arrest every suspect in France. About 50,000 people were taken to the guillotine, including King Louis XV1, Saint-just, and Robespierre. “The Revolution limped along after Robespierre’s execution and was revived with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.” ( faculty.fullerton.edu) This shows that Robespierre powers spiraled out of control and destroyed him at the end. The debt that france faced in the Revolution had a worse effect. …show more content…
The crisis came to be because of an inefficient and unfair tax structure, a drowned treasury which was due to aiding the Americans. Long constant wars, overspending, and a bad tax system, which played the burden of taxation to those who are the least able to pay, the Third estate. While the first estate, the most qualified to pay taxes, did not have to pay. “The third estate was the largest of the estates.” (alpha history) The second estate had to pay taxes but not as much as the third. Also, the spending of money carelessly by the king and queen, further damaged the country. Their expenses were made up with goods and keeping and building the royal palace. this shows all the financial problems France faced during the revolution. Overall, the arrival of Napoleon Bonaparte made things