How did Louis XVI’s leadership characteristics cause the French Revolution? Explain. Louis XVI was an extravagant spender and a reckless king who did not know how to lead the people, one of the many that the people of France despised. This was clearly evident as we see in the film, that Louis was often sipping wine and feasting with royals and members of the upper class, almost never hard at work trying to make reforms.The incompetent ruler paid little attention to the needs of the people and he did not listen to the words of his financial advisor, leading him to make poor choices with the money in his hands, completely different than what a ruler is expected to do. Which in turn, did not make the people of the country so happy; …show more content…
This revolution made it possible to go against all the ideas that were built up over the centuries. There was no absolute monarchy anymore, a new concept of constitutional monarchy was put in place, which limited the power of the king. I completely agree with this historians on this idea; the people now could recreate society and change Europe. The old social class structure diminished and brought balance to society and everything changed. The lower classes got bread and did not have to starve and people got a new outlook on life and the ability to think for themselves. New ideas were implemented into society, poor women took charge and overthrew the queen and people became a unified front. The end of slavery, new laws and a new justice system were only few changes on a long list of things the French Revolution changed and that it lead to. I sympathize and understand this viewpoint because as we see as soon the Revolution begin , new concepts and possibilities were created, taking the world in directions that people never knew to be possible. With the overwhelming evidence that was previously described we see the major impact that this revolutionary event has had on the our time. So without question, the French Revolution is, in fact, the “crossroads of the modern