THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

The French Revolution



French Revolution

The French Revolution is considered one of the most significant political events in modern European or Western history (Baumer, 1977; Horkheimer & Adorno, 1972). The mass demonstration beginning the French Revolution commenced on July 14, 1789, now known as Bastille Day. This was the day that the Bastille Prison, used by the king to jail political and other prisoners, attacked by the people. The prison was a symbol of royal abuse. With the chant of “Liberty, equality, and fraternity” as its motto, the French Revolution deposed, at least temporarily, the monarchy of France and ...