विश्व इतिहास lecture-2 world history in hindi / history optional for ups...

फ्रांस की क्रांति - everything about french revolution in hindi -useful for ias pcs exams
The French Revolution was a revolution in France from 1789 to 1799. It led to the end of the monarchy, and to many wars. King Louis XVI was executed in 1793. The revolution ended when Napoleon Bonaparte took power in November 1799. In 1804, he became Emperor.

Before 1789, France was ruled by the nobles and the Catholic Church. The ideas of the Enlightenment were beginning to make the ordinary people want more power. They could see that the American Revolution had created a country in which the people had power, instead of a king. The government before the revolution was called the "Ancien (old) Regime".

Contents
1 Causes of the revolution
2 The ‘Estates-General’
2.1 Forming the National Assembly
2.2 The storming of the Bastille
3 The National Assembly
3.1 Ways The Kings Church Changed
3.2 Working on the Constitution
3.3 Royal family tries to leave Paris
3.4 Completing the Constitution
4 The Legislative Assembly (1791-1792)
4.1 Crisis of Constitution
4.2 War
4.3 September Massacres
5 National Convention (1792-1795)
5.1 Execution of Louis XVI
5.2 Revolt in Vendée
5.3 The Jacobins Seize Power
5.4 The Reign of Terror
6 The Directory (1795-1799)
6.1 Coup of 18 Brumaire