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Questions
1. Describe the circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest
in France.
2. Which groups of French society benefited from the revolution? Which
groups were forced
to relinquish power? Which sections of society would
have been disappointed
with the outcome of the revolution?
3. Describe the legacy of the French Revolution for the peoples of the world
during the nineteenth
and twentieth centuries.
4. Draw up a list of democratic rights we enjoy today whose origins could be
traced to the
French Revolution.
5. Would you agree with the view that the message of universal rights was
beset with
contradictions? Explain.
6. How would you explain the rise of Napoleon?