What caused the French Revolution? - Tom Mullaney

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What rights do people have, and where do they come from? Who gets to make decisions for others, and on what authority? And how can we organize society to meet people’s needs? Tom Mullaney shows how these questions challenged an entire nation during the upheaval of the French Revolution.
Lesson by Tom Mullaney, animation by Sashko Danylenko.

[@muhammadadambinmohdrazihan9988]

This animation style teaching is sooooooo much easier to understand and remember.

[@biamenezes7801]

Rem For The Win It really is. I didn't know a word in the video but I got it because of the animation hahaa

[@NKDpiano]

You don't know a word in this video yet you are still able to write a perfectly grammatically correct comment. Weird.

[@biamenezes7801]

NKD It's because vocabulary is something you have to expand, principally when it's not your native language... And it's a gradual process ajahaha So I really don't know all the words and expressions

[@NKDpiano]

Bia Menezes Not again...

[@kmotynojodas]

Yes! It is also much more interesting and intense.

[@57chacarita]

Funny fact: When Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette tried to escape from France in 1791, they were capture because Jean Drouet, the postmaster at Varrenes, a village near the France-German border, recognized them when he saw the king's face printed in the coins and banknotes. He told the soldiers and the royal family was captured and sent back to Paris and beheaded.

[@namilight1896]

Leandro FSM Oh yes! I remember learning about it by this tv show!

[@willyiscool5402]

It was 1792 because that’s when the monarchy ended but in 1793 he was executed... wrong facts! but funny facts is actually true because person recognized them by coins and dollars

[@DimitarBerberu]

Which shows that by not insisting on privacy (of the rulers, on public notes/coins/etc.), but transparency, the bad guys can be captured easier. The current system of encouraging privacy is encouraging corruption. Be open if you are clean. Honest friendship encourages transparency.

[@kieranbrain7765]

They weren’t beheading as a result of that

[@nazimachaudhary3297]

Hi! I am her 12 year old daughter and here is something else France is very old. It is 1600 years old, or just over 1000, or almost 600, or about 400 or just over 200. It totally depends over how you count.

[@AdityaKautilyaMacTavish]

please make one on Russian revolution and Chinese revolution

[@unknow210]

yes, definitely do a Chinese Revolution.

[@soapftw96]

Chinese revolution is real complicated because it was going on during WW2

[@casperwarberg3623]

Russian revolution!!!

[@Whahah28]

Depends which revolution you refer to, there was many revolutions from the overthrow of the Qing dynasty in 1911/1912 to the Communist victory in 1950 and the Warlord era in between. The whole period would make a good video though.

[@jorgealbertobelmontguadarr3563]

Mexican revolution also it's interesting, a lot of people died in that war

[@MsOudlover]

Professor of French history here... I love the video but have a correction. It is well known that there were many aristocrats and members of the Church who believed feudalism must end. Many willingly joined members of the third estate when they found they were locked out of their meeting hall. David's painting "The Tennis Court Oath" clearly shows members of the other estates taking part in the celebrations. Plus, they had been writing about this issues for decades. The evening of August 4th was long in coming, but anticipated by many.

[@fma6102]

Thankyou.

[@piotrtoborek2442]

@@austinhidden2888 They supported and sympathized with 3rd estate before revolution started thus before bloody mess that it turned into

[@AbsolAhm]

Good point professor. Its sad to see how all big journalism names like to say that everything religion was bad without ever actually studying the texts or historical facts. There were alot of good people too

[@mtn1793]

It always comes down to economics at the root…

[@chheinrich8486]

Lets hope that some of thos nobles and clergy did Land under the gilotine

[@TEDEd]

Hi all! We'd like to make a correction to today's video: King Louis XVI was executed before Marie Antoinette. Thanks everyone for letting us know and we are working on a fix now!

[@ObserversEyes]

Also, the second republic was from 1848-1851. It was the third republic that began in 1871.

[@rafaelaprende]

And the Church partially supported the Third Estate. The peasants weren't alone when the King ordered to dissolve the "Estates General".

[@afce44]

TED-Ed still, excellent video, as usual!

[@blackparadoxx9656]

Le mierde!!!! Off with your heads....... for making such an error!!!

[@ObserversEyes]

Nothingman76 Oui, putain de merde !!!

[@007NowOnline]

Got interested in this topic after playing Assassin's Creed... and people say video games aren't educational.

[@Tim-K.]

Teal'c Everything is educational, you learn how to do certain actions. But learning how to slaughter Frenchmen using e.g. a controller does not contribute to society and is not a skill that is useful to have apart from playing games. A big complication for video games, movies and shows usually is that their information isn’t reliable. Thus you can learn the wrong stuff, but if you check the facts later on, then it has motivated you to learn about the specific topic

[@troglodyto]

@@Tim-K. i feel assassin's creed does teach a lot though. you learn about the architecture, the way people dressed, etc. we learn a lot through our eyes, and assassin's creed is amazing in that regard

[@Tim-K.]

troglodyto I know we learn stuff better when we actually see it happen, but the important aspects of the French Revolution are most likely altered in this game and the game is probably not very focused on these important facts. Like movies, there they change facts to make it more exciting

[@Tim-K.]

troglodyto The best method to learn is watching documentaries and educational videos, but you have to be motivated enough to learn in your free time...

[@thgmg401]

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[@croquet93]

oui oui baguette history here

[@thewoodenbowl9947]

hon hon!

[@myhairisbiggerthanmyfuture4193]

Bonjour petite croissant

[@peopoleful]

i feel insult jere i'm french

[@EwemizDreamsRawks]

legit came here bc my french bae is lafayette and he's (sorta) part of the french revolution

[@HTclat]

Ewemiz Insigne Lafayette has been important during the Revolution, he was the first general of the national guard, he took part in the writting of the Declaration of the Human Rights and he has done many things after the Revolution, he almost became president but he eventually refused

[@Somewhere_Bagel]

Napoleon: *takes over* Everyone: you saved us! Napoleon: I wouldn't say saved. More like under new management

[@cosmaqellablossom4583]

is this a megamind reference

[@victoriacrudup3477]

@@cosmaqellablossom4583 yes!

[@makeromaniagreatagain9697]

He did acctually keep many ideas of the revolution alive and only centralised the goverment enough for France to be able to be stable and fight off foreign aggressors

[@My_Alchemical_Romance]

Mr Gilbert lol

[@thgmg401]

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[@JuanRamos-yw6me]

I had a exam about the French Revolution this morning. Perfect timing

[@myhairisbiggerthanmyfuture4193]

YAS LAY THAT HISTORY ON ME LIKE A WARM BAGUETTE

[@fate3897]

I understand you, brudah!!!

[@mylah4507]

Yessssssss

[@loomf6625]

"So, how many people are you going to execute?" Robspierre: "yes"

[@eusuffezzhariefelizany5732]

TO THE GUILLOTINE

[@samirpetrocelli6583]

We don't struggle with the same "questions"... We struggle with the same unfairness.

[@johnrobie9694]

Tell me Samir, what is your "fair share" of what someone else has earned?

[@samirpetrocelli6583]

@@johnrobie9694 Tell me, John... ¿What is earning based on debt?

[@thgmg401]

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[@gofish7388]

And how are we supposed to know what is "fair".

[@gofish7388]

@Unfinished Userna Yeah, but Bob helped create a company that employs 2 million people, and provides products and services for an untold millions more. He is feeding those 2 million people and their families along with everyone those people do business with.

[@marioescalante4401]

I love these! It’s because of this revolution (and his skills) that Napoleon rose to the rank of General at just 26 or 28 years old whereas others waited till they reached their 50’s.

[@ryancollar1]

🤓☝️

[@REaSIoM]

Fun fact : When Louis XVI tried to escape the country he has been caught because of his portrait on coins (he gave one coin to the guy in charge of the border who instantly recognized him and called the revolutionaries)

[@DylanDkoh]

Bruh what a scam

[@ryancollar1]

🤓☝️

[@amnaz304]

Can't believe...I didn't get bored in this History class

[@noisy99_]

2:58 Cute music plays France : *Burns vigorously*

[@anubratabit3027]

It's a cute version of the French national anthem composed during the Revolution

[@dexterdextrow7248]

Short, concise and addressing most essentials of the story. Can’t really say I learned much myself, but certainly of value for those who are short on time but still want to know the basics of the revolution.

[@Aceshot-uu7yx]

Except the persecution of the church

[@josephrusso4828]

@@Aceshot-uu7yxThey can’t include all the details in a video that’s less than 10 min of content.

[@Aceshot-uu7yx]

@@josephrusso4828 true, but that was one of the major reasons the first revolution lost support and napoleon was able to rise. That persecution led to the catholic majority, vast majority at that, no longer being able to turn a blind eye to the atrocities and allowed the displaced church leaders to regain a foothold. Couple that with the religious tolerance napoleon instituted for social control to keep that majority happy and boom, we have the first republic down. It was a major reason for its fall and to cut it, not even mentioning it, is quite annoying. It skips over a group that suffered and how those people responded to it. You don't even have to include the revolutionaries who were executed for trying to lessen the persecution. You can just mention they were and how that led to the empire. 30 seconds to discuss one of, if not the main cause as far as the overall population could be concerned.

[@josephrusso4828]

@@Aceshot-uu7yx The reason I hesitate to go into details regarding some of the violent excesses of the French Revolution is that many people oversimplify the events of 1789-1800 by saying: ‘a bunch of terrorists guillotined countless innocents’ Essentially, people hyper-focus on the Reign of Terror and completely ignore the White Terror that came afterwards, as well as the numerous legitimate reasons that the Revolution became necessary in the first place. Sometimes, people don’t even have any ill intent, they just meme-ify a historical time period for the lulz. The problem is that this leads to a shallow understanding of history, to the point of cartoonish naivety.

[@Aceshot-uu7yx]

@Joseph Russo I can understand that, but that fear should not invalidate learning the actual history of this event. Many had good intentions, but that won't invalidate what they did and the importance of who It was done to. The fact is that even if people meme it up all they want, it's better to have the actual history said and not forgotten. Especially when one of those groups was a major, majority, reason an event collapsed. It's like telling the story of America's civil rights movement without mentioning the Nation of Islam. Even if people don't like the person, that doesn't invalidate their involvement and importance. Else, we continued the hate that started the event to begin with.

[@ganguzinhosky8145]

the true French Revolution slogan was: Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite ou La Mort (Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood or The Death)

[@omegasrevenge]

"If they don't have bread, let them eat cake!"

[@vanikasumbly9746]

really just how stupid was she, it's hilarious if not pitiful

[@omegasrevenge]

Vanika Sumbly "However, there is no evidence that Queen Marie-Antoinette ever uttered this phrase. It was first attributed to her by Alphonse Karr in Les Guêpes of March, 1843.[6]" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_them_eat_cake It was anti-monarchy propaganda decades after her execution.

[@MHCE444]

I get what the equality and liberty means but what does the brotherhood stand for? I like the Brotherhood of what....?

[@unamed2516]

omegasrevenge I thought he was trying to disassociate the phrase with her?

[@mastikitrain2844]

I had to study about the French Revolution this year in school and well this was a not a very easy chapter but this video explained it with great clarity in just 5 minutes (approx).

[@ommsterlitz1805]

Do they teach you about the savior of the Revolution, Napoleon ?

[@raeschaffer242]

Me: Did you forgot Lafayette?Ted Ed: Lafayette's a smart man, he'll be fine.

[@madyluna599]

Elizabeth Schuyler eyyyyyy

[@labakalose7427]

Jack Kelly eyy

[@lyndsey1133]

i love everything about this comment and your name and pfp

[@chouxpookie]

I found my people.

[@fridavillanueva1275]

That's Ham's line how dare u

[@1FlyJedi]

Have watched so many videos on the French Revolution Over the years. This videos style and story and pace are perfect for those who are beginners who want a quick overview. Awesome work.

[@anandakrishnan844]

Isn't it an amazing insight into philosophical questions, repetitive insights into human behaviour and the cyclical nature of time all encapsulated in a 5 minute video? Kudos to teded♥️🕊

[@cherylswaan977]

Thank you so much!! I have been looking for an explanation for this revolution for ages. This was so clear and it helped a lot.

[@PLANTSWORLD-wv1pr]

Woah- this 5 minute video covered my whole chapter.. Thank you so much Ted-Ed team ! You all are AMAZING !!

[@StrawberryFeildsforNever]

A summary of the French Revolution Not enough baguette [current goal] _acquire the baguette_

[@reiseninaba8540]

France 🇫🇷 should be proud that they didn't end up like Syria 🇸🇾

[@jehadaly]

Flare uh, according to the French timescale, Syria didn't even end up yet.

[@rodgomola]

Flare The Revolution was followed by a period called "The Great Terror", and it was unrully.

[@PicklePickle7]

France was the same as Syria during that time. Change doesn't happen over night. Syria might have it harder as superpowers are using it as a play ground and the dictator might stay in power after the civil war.

[@louleloup2607]

France also had lots of enemies: the european monarchies entered in war with the threatening republic.

[@pastequeman]

the reasos for war in syria cannot be accurately compared to french revolution

[@edu10th47]

Never in a thousand years would my teacher explain this revolution with this robust amount of details AND simplicity.

[@spaceknight793]

Well, this vid does leave out a lot we can learn from. It makes no mention of the shift from the moderate phase to the radical phase (because the bourgeoise only solved their own problems no the people's problems), or the Directory which was a conservative push back but still technically a republic. HOW Napoleon rose to power because of Directory mismanagement is another critical lesson we should not overlook.

[@ryancollar1]

🤓☝️

[@omershaik6374]

lots of inaccuracies, lots of parts of the story you didn't tell. for example: necker was dismissed for lying and publishing a wrong report of the gonverment's debt (kind of important), marie was beheaded after the king, for charges that were largely made up (her 10 year old child was forced to lie that she had sexually assaulted him). i hate when modern retellings of the story make the royal family into cartoon villains....

[@mikebluet]

EXACTLY! I mean they were teenagers with so much handle when they took the throne. There is so much dept, secrets, and scandalous stories behind the royal court at Versailles. But Marie and Louis had the mindset of teenagers. They shopped until they dropped!

[@shariffmanzur8580]

Mike Blue Yes and sadly that is why they had to be removed, plus with the whole "chosen by god" thing you can't just let royal families live so it was necesary to kill them as their power came from their blood as royals, therefore the lies were just to convince people that idealized royalty of the wrongs in it. Royals might not have been comic villains (and frankly no historic figure should be portrayed as that) but they were no better than dictators.

[@shariffmanzur8580]

Mike Blue Yes and sadly that is why they had to be removed, plus with the whole "chosen by god" thing you can't just let royal families live so it was necesary to kill them as their power came from their blood as royals, therefore the lies were just to convince people that idealized royalty of the wrongs in it. Royals might not have been comic villains (and frankly no historic figure should be portrayed as that) but they were no better than dictators.

[@omershaik6374]

adolfo manzur they were close to dictators, basically. They were self proclamed aristocrats (meaning "part if the ruling few) it was not a bad word at the time. They did what they could to both try to calm the people and keep their power (like everypne wants to do) and that interesting hopeless struggle to do that is tragically left out to fill the narrative the western world wants. It's sad

[@mikebluet]

adolfo manzur I agree man. They wanted to stay at the top while the people of the country died and struggled to live. I do have a question as well for both of you. I have just started studying French quite recently. The impression that I get from the language is that it is very pretentious. Do you think that when they created the French language that they actually wanted to make a language that sound and looked more beautiful and elaborate than any other language? It also makes me wonder why the royal French court spoke french while the peasants didn't know how to even speak it!

[@mrs_kamlesh]

the teaching style with animation is very amazing and easy for students to remember. now i remember everything i need to know about french revolution.

[@eugenio5774]

these animations are always so entertaining, original, and perfectly suited to the topic, I LOVE these videos

[@diallog1]

One crucial detail left out--the famine! One of the most common ingredients of revolutions is poverty and hunger.

[@WithWynn]

thank you for this video, it really helped since I'm currently learning about this particular event

[@strega0]

King Louis' Head: "Uh, do what you want, I'm super dead."

[@neutralpie420]

ENOUGH, ENOUGH! Hamilton is right!

[@LossztYT]

L.K.N 176250 but mister president - We’re TOO fragile to start another fight

[@thedarkninja3562]

@@LossztYT But sir do we not fight for freedom

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

Marie Antoinette's reputation is actually completely false. She actually attempted to restrain the spending of the nobility during times of hardship, promoted more modest and simple dress styles, and invited children of poorer families to the palace and they played with her children, because she wanted her children to know the average person. She never said "Let them eat cake" and all the paintings of her in fancy clothing were from before the calling of the Estates-General, before the summoning of the Assembly of Notables, even before the hire or dismissal of Jacques Necker. She wasn't a bad person, put the revolution has ingrained into public perception the opposite.

[@thegrubzz]

This was an amazing video thank you!!! Very clear, concise, and informative.

[@jeevacation]

Thank you so much for the effort you put into this video. I am studying in an Indian school of CBSE Board and this chapter is coming in our first chapter of History

[@matildagardiner2174]

Also worth mentioning: La Marseillaise was written at that time, by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle when volunteers from Marseille marched to the capital to defend themselves from Austria and sang what became our national anthem one of the most recognizable in the world today.

[@generalfeldmarschall3781]

And it Was written for a Bavarian General

[@nirmalvivek7712]

I just love the way how this guy narrates the stories to us . It is the most satisfying voice I have ever heard

[@victoriacrudup3477]

I know right! So crisp and clear. Didn't need the subtitles!

[@rajeshwarchinna]

that cell phone in d end...

[@dodec8449]

that guy has Tinder on his phone

[@hannah-roa]

Dodec84 He caught Charmander

[@eloyeligon6676]

Galaxy Note

[@canadiankewldude]

So much more, well organized, going on behind the scenes not even hinted at.

[@stocktonjoans]

Finally! I've always wondered who the jacobins were (ever since the first time I saw The Man in the Iron Mask) but not enough that I could ever be arsed to look it up. Thanks for the info

[@sameenshahid7457]

Wow what a beautiful way to explain history even the most disinterested person towards history would enjoy it

[@unnikrishnan5089]

Thanks man.I was finding it difficult to understand the French Revolution. You helped me out of it.Thank you very much.

[@laney6j1]

i love this animation style! wish Ted ed can make more videos with it

[@mariefondaneche6095]

It's very interesting to see how our history can be shortened by non-french people and how other countries see the french Revolution. Make no mistake, I loved this video :)

[@tacticalpasta6691]

Revolution means destroying order. Evolution means transforming it.

[@tnttiger3079]

the word revolution means 'to come around again'

[@CarrotConsumer]

It would be more accurate to say "turn" if we're talking ye olde definitions here.

[@outlawgaviez3705]

Industrial Revolution didn't destroy anything

[@lboumghait]

Tactical Pasta hahahahhaau

[@tdfern1]

Tactical Pasta You can't create without destroy.

[@gurk1197]

This really helped me with my history assessment Thx keep it up!

[@masamirulsyahmi-9899]

Such a good way to learn History. I love it!

[@Lsb412]

It would be really helpful if you could find a way to integrate all the non-English words into the animation somehow! Like you did with "Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite" at 4:04, it would be really helpful for all the foreign words, which are sometimes hard to understand if I want to look into the subject more and need to spell them. Especially French!

[@-tilma-454]

3:20 wig literally snatched XDD

[@weam1170]

I clapped when the video ended, it is so well done! Thank you!

[@raynchang]

this is so much easier to understand.. thank you!

[@Chris-hp9be]

The king was very naive with his escape plan. He believed that people outside of Paris still supported him and they made multiple stops on their escape. Marie Antoinette gave silver dishes to peasants and the king himself made conversation with the people at one point.

[@williamhenning4700]

I might be wrong here but I'm pretty sure Louis was executed before Marie as the new government of the French Revolution waited 9 months before executing her to ensure they were not also taking the life of an innocent.

[@mikebluet]

You are right! Louis "XVI" was guillotined before her. However, she was REALLY hated at this time and everyone pretty much wanted her dead. They hated her so much that during the court trial they accused her of having incest with her son with another woman present. Like wtf!

[@williamhenning4700]

Mike Blue Thanks for the correction. I've been playing too much Civ. :P

[@mikebluet]

William Henning Yea no prob bro! Haha what's CIV??? Is it new?

[@williamhenning4700]

Mike Blue Civilizations. A strategy game.

[@tdfern1]

William Henning They did say that Marie was executed 'after' Louis XVI was tried.

[@marktoledo6595]

This video and AC Unity taught me more about French Revolution than all of my classes

[@MamonManaseer]

Nada qandar Abeer darweesh Thank you for the translation

[@riddlezastra1496]

Indeed a lesson worth sharing.. thanks guys, I learned a lot from this one!

[@dannyrobinson9292]

Can you please make a video what happened to France after Napoleon?

[@raizoxp22]

The art style with pen sketch touch is really good.

[@yolandajohnson8685]

thank you for explaining it soooooo well!!!!! I've always found the French Revolution to be soooooo interesting!!!!!

[@ananyashukla7737]

Watch oversimplified for details of this topic!! It's awesome with animation

[@aleciajessica2909]

I love these animations that keep me educated about everything. But can you do a video on the People Power Revolution in the Phillipines? I think that would be interesting

[@arzun1996]

Please add Bulgarian subtitles. These videos are interesting and useful and I want my students to see and understand them.

[@oliviamcglory1659]

I learned all this is school this year but the animations make it so interesting I don't mind watching.

[@syed.m.alizainrizvi6201]

Man if only we were taught like this!

[@rockforever5505]

crash course does an excellent video of this if anyone is looking for more information on the subject!

[@emmettpepito]

all of crash course videos are excellent

[@jayfawn8478]

Well at least tedEd compressed their video into 5 mins unlike crash course who unnecessary lengthen their video

[@TechnicalGamingRakesh]

Thanks for soo good explanation. It. Would certainly help people who want to gain knowledge on this topic. keep the good work up

[@rojo_buffalo]

This covered things so well in 5 minutes!

[@aayusharora10d67]

This 5 minute video taught better than my school teacher who is taking thousands of years

[@tziporahilyayev8178]

So true tho lol

[@Mr7Kostas]

That French pronunciation killed my brain cells.

[@fotm07]

Mr7Kostas it’s american pronunciations of french words. there’s nothing wrong with that lol

[@PlannedObsolescence]

*Mr7Kostas* Why do people expect non-native speakers of a language to pronounce every word in their non-native language perfectly?

[@reinardish]

Amanda Tessmer well respect probably

[@idontknowwhatiamdoinganymo1615]

fotm07 the pronunciation is wrong if it's a French word pronounce it properly or translate it.

[@rawrandstuff2474]

That's like taking an English word and pronuncing it like a French word. Out of respect it should always be said correctly or not said at all.

[@eskimarf744]

please make one for the EDSA Revolution in the Philippines!

[@alondrahernandez1130]

I’m so thankful for Ted Ed it’s a fun and more interesting way of learning everything summed up i Pat attention at school but the stuff they say makes no sense and they don’t put the time into it to explain it but Ted Ed does it within less than 6 minutes

[@mikebluet]

King Louis XVI was beheaded before Marie Antoinette. Loved that TED-Ed talked about the French Revolution though. It's one of my fav topics!

[@TheGamingg33k]

America will go through this in few years. Watch.

[@CarrotConsumer]

Uh huh, Americans are starving just like the Frenchmen. That's why they're all so fat.

[@EchoL0C0]

Ealdy Yeah, and don't forget the threat of all the neighboring monarchs next door who are just itching to go to war with us.

[@bunkerboy7885]

EchoL0C0 them damn mexican kings gonna get us!

[@jayseph9698]

don't forget the obscene taxes paid by the lower class, and ONLY the lower class, to the middle and upper classes

[@arturoragozini5380]

AMERICAN BAGUETTE

[@dagitab6867]

I find it cool that La Marseillaise is playing in a chill fashion at the background.

[@retrodemos9062]

That was the shortest and most concise discussion of the French Revolution that I have ever seen.

[@thgmg401]

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[@dianafiscutean284]

I don't really like The French Revolution, but this video made it so much easier for me to understand the chronological order of the events.

[@raph9584]

Okay some small correction the king wasn’t a tyrant he was just not into politics and if anything he was too flexible making him surrender at the first push of resistance and thus the needed reforms to the regime were not pushed forward as if Louis had lived a 100 years earlier he would have been an excellent monarch and the first war against Prussia and Austria was declared by France and Britain declared war for them threatening the Austrian Netherlands so at the begging it wasn’t to stop the revolution it was a anormal war. Austria trying to defend the HRE princes that were under threat as the monarchs at the beginning didn’t wanted to actively restore the monarchy a lot of them couldn’t care less

[@kai-qu8ue]

Thankyou, this helped me understand why French revolution happen and what caused it. You helped me big-time understanding the history.

[@giannacatimbang1756]

This is helping me out a lost with an essay i have to do tysm

[@louieeeeee6073]

We needed money and guns and half a chance, who provided those funds?

[@billmcreary1092]

Grace Janku Donald Trump Donald Trump!

[@Alaafia]

...france o///o

[@brittany5515]

in return they didn't ask for land

[@Alaafia]

Joanna Zhao Only a promise that we'd land a hand.

[@omegasrevenge]

The burghers... the rich middle class.

[@SchgurmTewehr]

Thanks for that last sentence. So sickening but true. Our ancestors had a brutal fight and we owe to them that it was not for nothing.

[@Lexrevbuzz]

Thanks. Ted-Ed, just when I needed this the most :).

[@elizavetadavydenko7579]

this video is so good it really helps to understand the causes of The French Revolution.

[@lawmaker22]

nowdays kids can learn so much easier from videos like these...God bless internet, we just need to keep goverments far from it

[@mylah4507]

Yes

[@xavierthomas5923]

4:48 When France sneezes Europe catches cold -Metternich

[@Tj-ho2fs]

How I wish these were available during my school years

[@shajipu2013]

Thank U soo much for this wonder full tutorial.This is one of the best vedio i had watched.

[@highTideWaves]

...51 seconds ago lol maybe this is a bit late we had an exam on this 5 months ago

[@richmiddleton3282]

I still can't make my mind up on Napoleon. Should he be down in history as one of the glorious rulers or should he be another fanatic yet needed and effective ruler

[@Mercure250]

I'd say all of those lol (though I'm not sure "needed" would be correct)

[@kekedream]

NEITHER

[@Ana60448]

Excellent summary. Merci!

[@scopionasaba1031]

As am a student of history thanks for the work done of us on KZbin

[@madyluna599]

"Heed not the rabble that scream revolution" Continue the lyrics...

[@HestiaBHN1]

Yes! Heed not...first because most revolutions involve being "against" the old paradigm. Why not just peacefully start adopting a new paradigm individual by individual. Be FOR something creatively, not AGAINST something destructively.

[@LossztYT]

Mady Luna they have not your interests at heartttttttt

[@xThePHINIXx]

this man explained a whole chapter in 5 minutes that my teachers couldnt do in hours

[@melontusk7358]

3:52 "Do you remember? The 21st night, of September? Love was changing the minds, of pretenders." Wow, I never thought Earth, Wind, and fire wrote a song about the Revolution.

[@stopmotionprimos]

Your timing is perfect

[@ironestevenmiclat3149]

Please make the philpine revolution of 1898 and 1980's

[@draoidh6479]

NO

[@dugyfresh92]

This makes me want to replay AC: Unity!

[@KoopaEnthusiast]

dugyfresh92 n,mnnjjjm

[@Kilovotis]

@@KoopaEnthusiast I am surprised it has been 9 months and you still haven't received a r/ihadastroke.

[@darrenescabarte9002]

teded,my lesson that i want you tu discuss is about how the cold temperature stops the spoiling of food or preserves food.

[@parvezshahid8906]

Incredible how all that really happened, it sounds like a movie!