French Revolution
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The French Revolution was a late-18th-century upheaval in France that overthrew the monarchy, radically restructured society, and profoundly influenced modern politics, law, and concepts of citizenship and human rights.
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Target entity: French Revolution Context triple: [American Revolutionary War, followedBy, French Revolution]
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French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1792 to 1802 in which Revolutionary France fought various European monarchies, reshaping the political landscape of Europe and paving the way for the Napoleonic era.
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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, leading to the founding of the United States.
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Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a major global conflict involving most of the great powers of the time, often considered the first "world war" due to its battles across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
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Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in Europe and the Americas that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping modern democratic and political thought.
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Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: French Revolution Target entity description: The French Revolution was a late-18th-century upheaval in France that overthrew the monarchy, radically restructured society, and profoundly influenced modern politics, law, and concepts of citizenship and human rights.
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A.
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1792 to 1802 in which Revolutionary France fought various European monarchies, reshaping the political landscape of Europe and paving the way for the Napoleonic era.
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B.
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, leading to the founding of the United States.
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C.
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a major global conflict involving most of the great powers of the time, often considered the first "world war" due to its battles across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
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Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in Europe and the Americas that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping modern democratic and political thought.
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Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political revolution ⓘ revolution ⓘ social revolution ⓘ |
| cause |
American Revolution influence
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financial crisis of the French monarchy ⓘ heavy taxation of the Third Estate ⓘ influence of Enlightenment ideas ⓘ social inequality under the Ancien Régime ⓘ widespread famine and bread shortages ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
mass political participation
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radical social change ⓘ violence and political purges ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endDate | 1799-11-09 ⓘ |
| endEvent | Coup of 18 Brumaire ⓘ |
| followedBy |
First French Empire
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French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| ideology |
liberalism
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popular sovereignty ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Haitian Revolution
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Latin American wars of independence ⓘ modern concepts of citizenship ⓘ modern human rights discourse ⓘ subsequent European revolutions ⓘ |
| introduced |
metric system in France
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universal male conscription in France ⓘ universal male suffrage during the National Convention ⓘ |
| keyDocument |
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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surface form:
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
French Constitution of 1791 ⓘ French Constitution of 1793 ⓘ French Constitution of 1795 ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Abolition of feudalism
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Coup of 18 Brumaire ⓘ French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Execution of Louis XVI ⓘ Flight to Varennes ⓘ Reign of Terror ⓘ September Massacres ⓘ Bastille Day ⓘ
surface form:
Storming of the Bastille
Storming of the Tuileries Palace ⓘ The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished) ⓘ
surface form:
Tennis Court Oath
Thermidorian Reaction ⓘ Women’s March on Versailles ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Directory
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Legislative Assembly ⓘ National Assembly of France ⓘ
surface form:
National Assembly
National Constituent Assembly ⓘ National Convention ⓘ |
| location |
French provinces
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Paris ⓘ Versailles ⓘ |
| majorFaction |
Feuillants
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Girondins ⓘ Jacobin Club ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobins
Montagnards ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Camille Desmoulins
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Georges Danton ⓘ Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| opposedMonarch |
Louis XVI of France
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Marie Antoinette ⓘ |
| overthrew |
Ancien Régime
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surface form:
French monarchy
absolute monarchy in France ⓘ |
| period | late 18th century ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy |
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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dechristianization campaign ⓘ |
| result |
abolition of feudal privileges
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codification of laws influencing the Napoleonic Code ⓘ end of the Ancien Régime ⓘ establishment of a republic in France ⓘ expansion of political rights for citizens ⓘ rise of secularism in France ⓘ spread of nationalism in Europe ⓘ |
| slogan | Liberty, Equality, Fraternity ⓘ |
| startDate | 1789-05-05 ⓘ |
| startEvent |
Estates-General of 1789
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convening of the Estates-General ⓘ |
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