The French Revolution, spanning 1789-1799, marked the end of feudalism, the birth of the First French Republic, and the dawn of modern democracy.
The meaning of a resolution. It refers to the fundamental change that can either be political, social or economic in a society. Revolutions are either gradual which are often peaceful, or sudden / rapid where changes are realized with violence. In a revolutionary situation, two things are always visible: The old features of society are changed either positively or negatively i.e. upside down new things/changes appear in a society either for better or worse. Thus, French revolution refers to the social, political and economic changes that France experienced from 1789 up to the rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799. It begun as a peaceful political reform movement on the 5th may 1789 but later took a violent dimension and involved the social and the economic structures as well. The Revolution was staged by the peasants and the middle class against the privileged nobles and the clergy. This is why the Marxist lo...