Question

describe any five major events that led to the outbreak of the French Revolution.
subject history.

Answer 1

Five events that led to the outbreak of the French Revolution were

1. Conflicts between the monarchy and the nobility over reforming the tax system.
2. Support for American revolutionaries againt the British, which led to huge expenditure from the French treasury.
3. The lack of political power of the newly emerging middle class known as the bourgeoisie.
4. The ineffectiveness of the king, Louis XVI.
5. The agrarian distress of 1788-89, which caused food shortages and generated popular discontent.