IR 212 Lecture 3: Lecture 3
Document Summary
International regimes and the quest for equilibrium in the modern states system after. Congress of vienna and the congress system/concert of europe. The french revolutions challenge to europe leading into the congress of vienna. Economic stress and high taxation (heavy taxation due to the wars initiated by french), By achieving a revolution in america it results in britain losing its american colonies and. France goes bankrupt so france comes out the loser not great britain 1781-1789 king. Louis vix (16th) calls a meeting called the estates general (parliament) and resulted in them having to raise taxes on the powerful (aristocrats) Negotiate for institutional rights for people other than the king encourages more radical people to rise up against the whole system (aristocracy, church, king, rich merchants) because the king admitted he was broke. Mass revolution - storming of the bastille, the guillotine and beheaded louis xvi and.
