The future revolutions in Europe, namely the revolutions of 1848, all look back on the French Revolution as their ideal mode of change, even The Great Terror and subsequent consequences. On a global scale, the revolution gave rise to republics and democracies – even if only the idea of the institutions. The French Revolution gave hope to some countries while The Great Terror petrified others. It was the starting point for the widespread outbreak of liberalist movements. The effects of the revolution were also subtle, though. This unstable environment left behind by the revolution and the faint hints of agitation for more freedom is what laid the foundation for the success of Napoleon Bonaparte who “offered stability and order in place of the chaos of post-revolutionary
The future revolutions in Europe, namely the revolutions of 1848, all look back on the French Revolution as their ideal mode of change, even The Great Terror and subsequent consequences. On a global scale, the revolution gave rise to republics and democracies – even if only the idea of the institutions. The French Revolution gave hope to some countries while The Great Terror petrified others. It was the starting point for the widespread outbreak of liberalist movements. The effects of the revolution were also subtle, though. This unstable environment left behind by the revolution and the faint hints of agitation for more freedom is what laid the foundation for the success of Napoleon Bonaparte who “offered stability and order in place of the chaos of post-revolutionary