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Day 56 Opening Question

Day 56 Opening Question. Welcome Back  Title = Recipe for Revolution SLOT 1 - Imagine the students at WHRHS want to complete a revolution and take over the school…what ingredients are needed for the revolution to succeed?

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Day 56 Opening Question

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  1. Day 56 Opening Question • Welcome Back  • Title = Recipe for Revolution • SLOT 1 - Imagine the students at WHRHS want to complete a revolution and take over the school…what ingredients are needed for the revolution to succeed? • SLOT 2 - What difficulties would the students face in the revolution or the aftermath?

  2. Day 57 Do Now • Title = French Rev Cartoons • What important details do you see in these cartoons? • What are the main messages in both of these cartoons?

  3. Day 56-58 Objectives • Analyze the political and economic causes of the French Revolution • Chronicle the events of the Moderate Phase of the French Rev

  4. Many Essential Questions In the French Revolution • How does European History reflect the political, economic, religious, social, artistic, and intellectual changes of western civilization? • How did the development of the modern European state from Feudalism to monarchy to “democracy” impact the current World Order? • How have international conflicts affect the Balance of Power in Europe throughout the modern era? • What role has military conflict played in European History?

  5. Intro...Revolutions are like tea kettles • Kettle = • Fire = • Steam = • ??? = • What do smart govs do?

  6. Causes of Revolutions are like logs being tossed into the fire

  7. Causes for Revolution will stack up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  8. The French Government Will not let out the steam

  9. Old Order = 27 mil France's Three Estates (Classes) Work, fight, pray

  10. 1st Estate = Clergy • Population = 130K • What % • Wealth = 10% of land wealth • Taxes  or ? • Tithe • Taille • Overall… or ?

  11. 2nd Estate = Nobility • 2 types of  • Population = 350K • What % • Wealth = 25-30% of land wealth • Taxes  or ? • Taille? • Overall… or ? (think PERSIAGM)

  12. 3rd Estate = Commoners • Many “layers” to this estate… • Population = ?? • Wealth = ?? • Taxes  or ? • Taille? • Overall… or ? (think PERSIAGM)

  13. Subclasses • Bourgeois = middle class • bankers, merchants, lawyers, doctors • 8% (2 mil) of population • Owned 20-25% of land • Artisans and shopkeepers • Peasant farmers • 80% of population • Owned 35-40% of land • City Workers/Poor • Serfs

  14. By the 1780s, what is the problem if France is divided into these 3 classes?

  15. Are the conditions in the USA and the arguments made by the “99%” relatable?

  16. Four Causes of the Revolution!! • Inspiration from a few places • Economic Crisis • Bad Political Leadership • Angry 2nd and 3rd Estates (effects of Old Order)

  17. #1 France is Inspired From 2 places • Enlightenment… • American Rev… • French soldiers return with  stories • USA is first to try Enlightenment recipes… impact on France? • gets people thinking and talking of new options (democracy) • French want to copy USA’s Revolution…

  18. #2 Economic Problems • Deficit spending…? • government spends more than it takes in • deficit spending leads to… • debt needs to be paid off…by who? • USA’s current debt is about $17.3 trillion Debt

  19. Where does the $$$ go? • 2 places • Wars (which ones?) • Palace and Court • How do you fix it the debt?? • raise taxes and cut spending  • What is done instead? • More borrowing done • Debt gets worse • 1788 = 4 Billion Livres ($800 million) • HALF the budget = ??

  20. France’s Economy Worsens in the 1780s • Economic decline • Bad Harvest in 1787 & 1788… • Bread Prices  • So? Who cares? • So? What can they do?

  21. #3 Bad Political Leaders

  22. #3 Bad Political Leaders • Louis XIV’s heirs stink • Louis XV (1715-1774) ran up debt • Louis XVI had good intentions but was weak and dumb • French hate someone else too… • What has not met in 175 years? • Estates General

  23. The Debt Slayers are slayed • Charles de Calonne and Jacques Necker are both finance ministers to Louis XVI…

  24. 4 – Angry 2nd & 3rd Estates • Why are they mad? • Envious of who? • Educated with what ideas? • These ideas will lead them to want…

  25. 4 cont…Angry Lower Class • Why are they mad? • Resentment of top 2 Estates • nobles could pay for best jobs • only 3rd estate is taxed • Unfair life • bread prices up…Inflation • Salaries don’t go up • poor can’t handle Inflation • Privileges given to 1st & 2nd

  26. Causes of The French Revolution Completed

  27. The Pen & The Sword • In the French Revolution, both will work together • Who uses the Pen? • How? • Who uses the Sword? • How?

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