French revolution
Throughout the French revolution, there were many turning points that
irrevocably changed the course of history both within France and in a
global scale. The revolutionaries faced many tough decisions with
consequences that were beyond the scope of human understanding.
These moments also helped define what the French Revolution was
and what goals the revolutionaries hoped to accomplish through their
actions. In many ways the French Revolution itself was a turning point
for both France and humanity as it paved the way for both human
rights and one of the most controversial emperors in history.
The French Revolution was not the most peaceful revolutionary
movement in history. Once the National Assembly was established,
there was a fear within the community that the King would send his
troops to quell the uprising. Due to this fear, the Revolutionaries
stormed the Bastille, a prison that held a few prisoners located within
Paris, in July 14th, 1798. Here, they acquired weapons and were fired
upon by the guards stationed within the Bastille. The bloodshed during
the storming of the bastille foreshadowed the Revolution’s bloody and
violent path. The destruction of the fortress became a symbol of the
revolution, a representation of the commoner’s ability to rise up
against their oppressors. It was a sense of pride later on in the
revolution for someone to be able to say that they took part in the
Storming of the Bastille. Images from this day were reproduced