The French Chapter

This chapter was very interesting it had a lot on the development of the French Nation. The French Revolution was caused by many factors. For example, they were near bankruptcy, government was corrupt, and the ideas of "liberty," "consent of government," and "the general will," came in play. Before the French Revolution, they had three estates that gave all the power to the nobles and aristocrats, which the common people did not like and felt oppressed by. The rise of the merchants, which were becoming more wealthy, felt offended by the way the aristocrats felt natural supremacy over merchants. This chapter also showed me how Nazi Germany was able to easily take over France and how much pressure is put on students, which is a swim or sink theory. The unemployment numbers are double of those of the U.S.A., which the book states as the governments problem because of high taxes and difficult ways of firing. My link is about France's economy which is going bad according to the private sector a lot of businesses are moving out of France. Furthermore, their poverty level is rising I wonder how France is planning to fix their economic problems. Enjoy. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2549140/Foreign-investment-France-plunges-77-cent-Hollandes-socialist-policies-drive-businesses-away.html