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What did Bastille symbolise as? (1) The military strength of France (2) Humanity (3) Despotic rule of Louis XVI (4) Louis XVIs cowardice act


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Answer: (3) Despotic rule of Louis XVI

A sign of social injustice, inequality and the absolute monarchy was the Bastille. Bastille, a medieval fortress on the eastern side of Paris, became a French state prison in the 17th and 18th centuries and a location of detention for important individuals convicted of various crimes. In the opening days of the French Revolution, the Bastille, stormed by an armed mob of Parisians, was a sign of the despotism of the ruling Bourbon monarchy and retained an important position in the ideology of the Revolution.

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