Why is french revolution important?

Answer 1

The significance of French Revolution consists of 3 main points: 1. It's the victory of democracy over tyranny 2. It's the victory of capitalism over feudalism 3. It's the victory of the modern state over absolutism

It also consists of other points as well but the three points above are the most important....

(so basically they won their independence)

Answer 2

Key Events of the French Revolution 1789-1792

(The French Revolution period lasted until Napoleon seized power for himself in 1799)

• Tennis Court Oath, June 20th 1789: the 3rd estate of the Estates General met in a commercial tennis court and swore an oath declaring they would remain until France had a constitution.
• Storming of the Bastille, July 14 1789: the Bastille was a royal prison and towering figure of the oppression of the King and royal order. It held supposedly political prisoners (in reality only 7 criminals) and gun powder. A large crowd gathered at the prison and tried to organise a handover of the gunpowder but the Governor of the Bastille (de Launay) refused so they broke into the prison courtyard and the prison guards opened fire and killed around 100 of the crowd. As it looked as though the crowd were to be defeated and subdued, a group of guards that had defected from the royal regiment blew open the prison doors and the crowd invaded and de Launay surrendered. De Launay was beheaded and his head put on a pike.
• October Days/Women's March to Versailles, October 5-6 1789: a crowd of around 7000 (mainly) militant working women of France marched to the King's Palace in Versailles demanding the price of bread and food be brought down and that people who were unpatriotic towards the Revolution be punished. Some chanted horrible slurs at the royal family, hence the saying 'talking like a fish wife'. They burst into the King's chambers and marched the royals and the national assembly back to Paris (the revolutionary home). In popular belief, the king was unaware of the suffering of the Parisians and things would go well if he was in Paris.
• Flight To Varennes, June 20-21 1791: The Royal family attempted to escape revolutionary France to Austria (the birthplace of Marie-Antoinette), where the royals were promised a safe haven. King Louis XVI was not happy with the changes and reforms being wanted by the Assembly, and he planned to form an army of counter-revolutionaries to take back France. However this plan failed as he and his family were captured in Varennes, on their way to the Prussian border. The trust of the French people in Louis dissolved as a result of this and suspicions were raised about the threat of a royalist counter-revolutionary plot. This helped radicalize the Revolution.
• Champ de Mars Massacres, July 17 1791: crowds gathered to sign a petition for a republican constitution (and deposition of the King). Things got out of hand and they turned on 2 suspicious individuals. The National Guard was called in and 50 people were killed plus many more injured. This created more distrust by the revolutionaries in Lafayette (National Guard leader and fellow revolutionary) and shows the beginning of two separate revolutions - the original revolution which began in 1789 and a new, more radical one which aimed at making France a republic.
• Storming of the Tuileries, June 20 1792: The popular movement (sans-culottes) marched into the Kings Tuileries Palace and demanded that he wear the red bonnet (symbol of the revolution) and toast the nation. Though reluctantly, he did so. The crowd also demanded that he ended his veto powers and recalled Girondin ministers (a more radical revolutionary party). He calmly refused these and the crowd dispersed.
• The formation of the Insurrectionary Commune, early August 1792: the 48 local councils of Paris merged into one radical body - a virtual parliament. They demanded to be recognised as the governing body/parliament for the working people.
• Overthrow of the Monarchy, August 10 1792: The Insurrectionary Commune organised 20,000 people for a demonstration against the King. Louis had only 900 Swiss guards plus another 700 royalist guards and 2000 National Guards whose loyalty was doubtful. As the crowd marched and called for the overthrow of the King, the National Guards switched sides and joined the demonstrators (bloody traitors). The Swiss Guards however stayed loyal to the King and refused to surrender. They fired on the crowd. The crowd invaded the palace and murdered all in their sight guards and servants alike. The National Assembly and King, fearing for their lives, recognised the commune and agreed to set up a new parliament elected by universal male suffrage. They agreed that the King be handed over to the people. Thus the revolution had been shifted from being driven by the middle class to the working class, or popular revolutionary movement.
• September Massacres, September 2-6 1792:caused by the imminent threat of invasion by Austrian/Prussian forces and the paranoia and terror as a result. People formed vigilante groups and briskly condemned around 1200 prisoners to death on suspicion of counter-revolutionary planning (which was very unlikely).
• Republic is declared, September 22 1792: The National Convention was set up, elected by universal male suffrage to provide a new constitution after the deposition of the King. It first met on September 21 1792 and on the next day proclaimed France a Republic!
• Jan. 21, 1793: execution of Louis XVI.
• The Reign of Terror, 1793/1794: Robespierre and extremist revolutionaries are in power.

Answer 3

Without the French Revolution, people would not have the rights they do today. The French Revolution was all about every person having equal rights, regardless of how much money they have and so on. In the past, kings and royal people had more rights than most the people. The French Revolution changed that.

Answer 4

the French showed every one they meant business

Answer 5

Because it helped alot in modern democracy and lifted France out of the dark cruel ages.

Answer 6

Because of the fact that France participating in it's revolution gave the rest of the world hope to fight for their freedom and equality.

Answer 7

it is the most famous revolution in the history of the world

Answer 8

revolution was the important one ;) :p