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Essay / Rousseau's Enlightenment Essay - 822
IntroductionFrom the mid-1700s to the early 1900s, the world experienced major revolutions and wars. At that time, the world has changed and it has not yet stopped evolving, we still come up with great inventions today. Without these revolutions, our world would still be the same. Without Enlightenment thinkers like Rousseau, countries like America and France would still be the same, because they would not have fought for rights. If you are an Enlightenment thinker you will understand that everyone should have equal rights and this was a great example for the rich, the poor and the slaves. EnlightenmentThe Enlightenment thinkers had a huge impact on the French Revolution. The great thinkers of the Enlightenment like Rousseau would change the minds and ideas of the French people about belonging to a monarchy. They would realize that their government is violating their human rights. The French would think of the divine right of kings (following God's rules). Rousseau would not agree with this and would say: “Every person should be born with the same rights to freedom and happiness, regardless of their level of wealth or poverty” he also said; “that they should be fired” if they broke these rules. industrial revolution The industrial revolution also had Enlightenment thinkers French Revolution The French revolution is expected to be one of the greatest revolutions the world has ever seen after the industrial revolution, this revolution began in 1789. One of the leaders. King Louis of France would bring wealth during his reign as monarch. King Louis would then be deposed and executed and this was a major turning point towards revolution and caused a change...... middle of paper ...... their treatment would also stop in South America. Overall, these revolutions and wars shaped some of the world's greatest nations, America and France. I would start with France deciding that it would no longer accept inequalities in its country between the rich and the poor and a pathfinder would come and declare that every person should be born with equal rights. They would thus eliminate all the kings and all the nobles and become the first republic. The Americans would see what the French had done and they would drop the English as monarch through a war that would include many countries. The civil war would include South America and North America. Ideas page 1. Presentation of the birth of a modern world. http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/staffhome/siryan/academy/theory_history/revolution.htm http://americanhistory.about.com/od/revolutionarywar/a/amer_revolution.htm