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France was to many the most advanced country in Europe at that time, of course it later went down on the list.
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France was declining in the list of Europe's most powerful countries; they had a devastating economic crisis in the 1780's that sparked the revolution.
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Louis XVI lost all his money that he had on the treasury, which affected the country and it's economic stability.
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People believed that Louis XVI had plans to out-throne the National Assembly, so people stormed the Bastille to look for weapons to fight with the foreign soldiers.
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Louis was caught fleeing to Holland under dangerous threats to his family.
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A french inventor created the Guillotine, which prevented pain for the victims.