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Describe the legacy of the French Revolution for the people of the world during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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- French Revolution inspired revolutionary movement in many countries.
- It inspired social and economic changes in Europe .
- Inspired struggling nations of Asia and Africa.
- Ideas of democratic rights and liberty.
- Idea of equal rights for men and women , especially equal political rights .
- Ideas of sovereignty were also given by the french revolution.
- Tipu Sultan and Rajaram Mohan Roy are two individuals who responded to ideas coming from the French revolution.
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- French revolution inspired revolutionary movements that spread from France to Europe and then to South America.
- It inspired social and economic changes in Europe , during the nineteenth century, where feudal rights were abolished and also inspired the Germans , Italians and Austrians to overthrow their oppressive regimes .
- The French Revolution inspired the struggling nations of Asia and Africa who were groaning under the oppression of European colonialism and instilled the spirit of nationalism .
- The most important legacy of the French Revolution was the ideas of democratic rights and liberty .
- Equal rights for women as men , especially equal political rights like the right to vote for which the women of France struggled for two hundred years was also introduced during the french revolution.
- The ideas of sovereignty were also given by the French Revolution. It means that a nation recognizes no law or authority above its own .
- Tipu Sultan and Rajaram Mohan Roy are two individuals who responded to ideas coming from the French revolution.
