european revolution

The revolutions that occurred in Europe in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century were brought about by both ideas of Enlightenment and the growing population throughout the continent. The many hardships that faced the people, of not only the middle and lower classes but also the nobles, made life during these times stressful and unruly. The revolutions that took place in these trying times were the first steps towards making European countries the way …showed first 75 words of 640 total…

…showed last 75 words of 640 total…great and it is our independence that France based their Declaration of the Rights of Man. During times of famine and hunger due to poor crops, which were a direct result of overpopulation, European countries realized that they needed to ban together in order to survive the hard times. These ideas of Enlightenment are what the French Revolution and the Revolutions 1848 were based on and what, in turn, made European countries what they are today.