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France has many revolts and riots that start to spark the French revolution. The monarchy begins to struggle and fall from power. Many new reforms will come out of this phase.
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The Great Fear was a wave of peasant riots sparked by economic concerns, rural panic, and rumors
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Citizens bombard prisons to attack political officials and church officials. King Louis XVI and his wife are executed via guillotine. Maximilien Robespierre executes 17,000 people who disagree with the war. He, too, is executed via guillotine.
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The Reign of Terror, or The Terror, was a series of massacres and numerous public executions.
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During this time period, a third constitution was created, leading to the five man directory made up of middle class. The Directory was later overthrown by Napoleon and replaced with the Consulate.
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Napoleon overthrows the Directory, establishing the French Consulate. Napoleon names himself emperor and becomes a hero to many of the citizens. He takes away many recently made reforms and gave equality to the citizens as well as religious tolerance and the abolition of feudalism. He goes on to lose battles until he is exiled, escapes exile, and then is defeated again and killed.
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