Short Term
Long Term
On the contrary, each of the short term effects of the French Revolution have their long term counter parts, too. First, as a result of the French Revolution and Napoleonic wars, the idea of nationalism spread over Europe. Nationalism is an idea where the people of a country feels pride and proudness for their state. Before the French revolution, people tended to be more loyal towards their local noblemen or bishop; in other words, nationalism didn’t exist prior. The second long term effect of the French Revolution was liberalism, which consists of two main pillars: Liberty and Equality. Under liberty, civil rights developed while the power of the government was limited greatly. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Religion, and the rights to life, security, and property were protected by the new government. Another important aspect of liberty is the right to remain innocent until proven guilty, and the right for all accused to be proven guilty under trial. This prevented arbitrary imprisonment, which protects all citizen under the law. Under equality, nobility was eradicated, and only one social class remained: citizenship. Furthermore, Feminism rose during the revolution, only to be suppressed by the male-majority government. The last long term effect of the French Revolution was collective defense, where countries form a committee or organization as a platform of discussion to prevent wars. This was first created under by the Congress of Vienna, in which the concert of Europe was formed. These are all the precursors of the League of Nations and United Nations, which were fundamentally based on the idea of collective defense.
- European border redrawn
- Napoleonic Wars
- Common people’s clothing
- Death of Louis XVI and execution of nobles
- Equal Taxation
Long Term
- Nationalism
- Liberalism
- Civil Rights development
- Social Equality
- Limitation of governmental power
- Rise of Feminism
- Collective Defense
On the contrary, each of the short term effects of the French Revolution have their long term counter parts, too. First, as a result of the French Revolution and Napoleonic wars, the idea of nationalism spread over Europe. Nationalism is an idea where the people of a country feels pride and proudness for their state. Before the French revolution, people tended to be more loyal towards their local noblemen or bishop; in other words, nationalism didn’t exist prior. The second long term effect of the French Revolution was liberalism, which consists of two main pillars: Liberty and Equality. Under liberty, civil rights developed while the power of the government was limited greatly. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Religion, and the rights to life, security, and property were protected by the new government. Another important aspect of liberty is the right to remain innocent until proven guilty, and the right for all accused to be proven guilty under trial. This prevented arbitrary imprisonment, which protects all citizen under the law. Under equality, nobility was eradicated, and only one social class remained: citizenship. Furthermore, Feminism rose during the revolution, only to be suppressed by the male-majority government. The last long term effect of the French Revolution was collective defense, where countries form a committee or organization as a platform of discussion to prevent wars. This was first created under by the Congress of Vienna, in which the concert of Europe was formed. These are all the precursors of the League of Nations and United Nations, which were fundamentally based on the idea of collective defense.