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Causes	3,493	3,493
Crisis of the Ancien Régime	235	9,068
Financial and political crisis	4,146	4,146
Estates-General of 1789	4,687	4,687
Constitutional monarchy (July 1789 – September 1792)	61	22,698
Abolition of the Ancien Régime	4,292	4,292
Creating a new constitution	3,495	3,495
The Revolution and the Church	3,376	3,376
Political divisions	3,523	3,523
Varennes and after	3,166	3,166
Fall of the monarchy	4,785	4,785
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Proclamation of the First Republic	3,646	3,646
Political crisis and fall of the Girondins	4,262	4,262
Reign of Terror	7,703	7,703
Thermidorian reaction	3,678	3,678
The Directory (1795–1799)	5,578	5,578
Role of ideology	4,412	4,412
French Revolutionary Wars	5,379	5,379
Slavery and the colonies	5,981	5,981
Media and symbolism	71	6,553
Newspapers	1,808	1,808
Revolutionary symbols	613	4,674
La Marseillaise	1,576	1,576
Guillotine	1,445	1,445
Cockade, tricolore, and liberty cap	1,040	1,040
Role of women	2,242	3,478
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Economic policies	1,891	1,891
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France	4,383	4,383
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Long-term impact[edit]

Hello all

I have summarised some excessive detail in this section. I have cut information already in this article (for example most of the information on the impact of the Revolution on the Church) or the article Influence of the French Revolution. I have removed unsourced content. As most of the content was about the short-term impact of the Revolution on other countries, I have changed the heading to Impact. I think there is a good argument for removing most of the remaining detail and retaining just a few general observations made by historians. One concern is that there is no way of separating the impact of the revolution of 1789-99 from the long-term impact of the Napoleonic era (which was arguably greater). As it is, the section is an invitation for people to write potted histories of every country in the world since 1789.

Happy to discuss. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 12:08, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

One of the long term impacts is that Liberté, égalité, fraternité has the origin in the French Revolution. I suggest that this should be linked here. Zukunft (talk) 09:50, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, you're welcome to to link it. WP:BB —GoldRingChip 12:29, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Trade Guilds were not "worker representation".[edit]

The compulsory guilds, made compulsory by King Henry IV, were producer cartels - to refer to them as "worker representation" is utterly absurd. There had been an effort to end these compulsory cartels in 1776, by Turgot, but that effort had failed because of the fatal weakness of King Louis XVI. The French Revolutionaries, in the Estates General, proclaimed the end of the compulsory guilds on August the 4th 1789 - but such words were not given legal effect till 1791. 2A02:C7C:E183:AC00:5405:9838:B7F6:9189 (talk) 13:31, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article doesn't say that guilds were worker representation. It says, " Le Chapelier Law suppressing trade guilds and any form of worker organisation." This is correct. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 22:09, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Very unbalance article[edit]

The majority of scholars today argue that the French Revolution did NOT contribute to the development of democracy in Europe, while this article argues the opposite, citing a single contribution, Livesey 2001, which is more than 20 years old and does not represent the standard of current scholarship. Deeply unbalanced and in need of revision. 86.6.148.125 (talk) 15:48, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

By my count, the article cites four different sources which state that the French revolution influenced liberal democratic ideas in Europe and the world. However, if you can cite specific sources which state otherwise they can be incorporated into the article. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 06:44, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 11 March 2024[edit]

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There are multiple cases in the article where the revolutionary political figure Antoine Barnave's name is mispelled as "Bernave" and action should be taken to rectify these mistakes. By using the text-search tool and entering in "Bernave" you will find these 2 errors. Sarffgadau (talk) 19:49, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Jamedeus (talk) 19:56, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2024[edit]

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Impact: North America The French Revolution had profound effects on the people of San Domingo, modern-day Haiti. The French Revolution served as a guideline and proof a revolution could take place to rework social balance, as well as a massive inspiration to the revolutionaries on the island. White slave owners in San Domingo were terrified of the idea of a slave revolt. This led to a splitting of the island into Patriots and Loyalists. Ultimately tensions would boil to the point of an outright rebellion which would prove effective as the world's only successful slave revolt. ^[1] JohnOverton1 (talk) 05:20, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is discussed at length in the section on Slavery and the Colonies. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 05:48, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

^ Benot, Y. “In the Antilles, `Liberty for All.’.” UNESCO Courier 42, no. 6 (June 1989): 18. https://search-ebscohost-com.spot.lib.auburn.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=8908210179&site=eds-live&scope=site.

[1] Benot, Y. “In the Antilles, `Liberty for All.’.” UNESCO Courier 42, no. 6 (June 1989): 18. https://search-ebscohost-com.spot.lib.auburn.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=8908210179&site=eds-live&scope=site.

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