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Louis XVI summoned the Estates General at Versailles, to recoduct the political an economic crisis. This finished with the abandoned of the Third State of the Estates General and formed the National Assembly.
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Bastille: considered the symbol of the Revolution.
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The most important were; the abolition of the tithe and the feudal rights, the publication of the DRMC and the writing of the first Constitution of France.
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Louis accepted the new Constitution and a new goverment was voted. It only lasted one year due to the opposition of the radical revolutionaries. At the same time Austria and Prussia declared the war to France and in august 1792 the royal family was taken prisoner.
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A new goverment was elected in which every men could vote. The new goverment was more radical and was called National Convention. This Convention aboliched the monarchy and became a republic.
The king and his hife were executed for treason and as a result Britain and Dutch Republic joined Austria and Prussia against France in the First Coalition.
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The war between France and the countryes of the First Coalition started. As a result the Jacobins took the power and Robespierre became a dictator. His ruling was known as Reign of Terror. He executed more than 50.000 people by guillotine.
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The moderate revolutionaries arrested and executed him by guillotine. A new moderate goverment was formed called the Directory.
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A conservative goverment.
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Composed by five members that held the executive power and two chambers that held to the legislative power.
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Afer several victorius against Austria and Britain, he was received like a hero in Paris. In this times many people were dissatisfied with the Directory and as a result he and two directors overthrew the goverment and made a coup d´etat. Then, Napoleon proclaimed himself "First Consul".
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He made himself Consul.
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He was crowned Emperor. Them Napoleon had gained almost absolute power and stablished many reforms of the Revolution.
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He defeated Austria and Russia at Austerlitz.
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Napoleon was at the height of his power and helped to spread ideas of the French Revolution.
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He invaded Spain and he named his brother, Joseph, as king.
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Between the people the opposition to Napoleon grew among the conquered and allied peoples of Europe, developing Nationalism. This happened in the War of Independence.
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Great Britain and Prussia defeated Napoleon. Produced a Restoration of the Monarchy and Louis XVIII was named king.
