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what were the causes of french revolution ?

The main causes that led to French Revolution :

    (i) The French king drove France into useless wars which bring the country to the verge of bankruptcy.

    (ii) French society was divided into three main classes known as 'estates'. The first estate constituted the clergy, the nobility consisted of the second estate and the rest of the population constituted the third estate. The first two estates were the privileged ones exempt from taxes while the third estate shouldered the burden of taxation and had few privileges.

    (iii) France was a centralized monarchy and the people had no share in decision making. Administration was disorganized, corrupt and inefficient. The defective system of tax collection and oppression created discontentment amongst the people.


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