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=Revolution in France= toc Chapter 5: The legacy of the revolutionary era pages 82-96 (80-94 on scanned)

The Revolution is over! hurray

La Révolution est finie! hourra
 * The Arc de Triomphe || The Statue of Liberty ||
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I. Traces of revolutionary era

 * 1) Streets and stations all over Europe have taken name of some of the famous generals during the revolutionary era
 * 2) Madame Tussaud
 * 3) Waterloo Station
 * 4) The meter, kilogram, liter are some of the weights and measures invented by the revolutionaries in 1795.
 * 5) Some flags of the countries of Europe have modeled the tricolor flag of the revolutionaries of 1789.
 * 6) But the most important traces of the era are the ideas about how to organised societies that the revolutionaries passed on to future generations.
 * 7) Two sets of ideas were especially important
 * 8) Liberalism

II. Liberalism

 * 1) When the French Revolution began, the estates general in 1789 declared itself a National Assembly and est to write a constitution on how the government should be run.
 * 2) It made a Decleration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen giving citizens equal rights and liberties.
 * 3) The idea of giving people liberty and equality was one of its most important achievements during the revolution.
 * 4) In 1815, however, when monarchy came back to Europe, many got rid of Napoleon's constitution.
 * 5) But they could not wipe the people's memories of what it was like to be ruled with a constitution.
 * 6) Millions of Europeans became liberals, believing in ideas of liberty and equality.

III. Nationalism
> //(note: these nations is not related to nationality)//
 * 1) Another key idea of the French Revolution was that France was a nation, not a kingdom.
 * 2) It meant that France was not the personal property of King Louis 16th but to the people.
 * 3) The first act was setting up the National Assembly
 * 4) Soon after, they adopted their tricolor flag to represent the nation
 * 5) red and blue colors represented the people and the white for the king
 * 6) During the revolutionary wars, the French set up new nations in the lands they conquered.
 * 7) For example, the Italians were brought together to a nation called the Roman Republic.
 * 8) Many European thus found out what it was like to live in their own nation, ruled by a constitution.
 * 9) However when monarchy came back, they got rid of the constitutions.
 * 1) However, just like the French, they did not forget the life under a constitution and did what the French had done: start a revolution

IV. Revolution[[image:unique_name_unique_name_unique_name.png width="480" height="334" align="right" caption="Liberty!"]]

 * 1) Liberals and nationalists started revolutions in 1820, 1830, and 1848.
 * 2) In German states, most of the revolutionaries were students. //(the quote below is what a German student has said about it's country)//
 * 3) In 1830, revolutions broke out in six countries

**"... we want Germany to be considered one land and the German people one people... We want a constitution for the people that fits in with the spirit of the times... Above all, we want the princes to understand that they exist for the country and not the country for them."** Heinrich von Gagern, //Letters and Speeches//, 1815-48

//(Comic on the right shows how liberals and nationalists [the lava] drive out their monarchs)//

V. Images of revolution

 * 1) Revolutionaries of the nineteenth century borrowed images as well as ideas from the French Revolution.
 * 2) The most famous of those images was the one called **Liberty**
 * 3) The most famous of those images is the Statue of Liberty.
 * 4) The statue of liberty was a symbolic form of freedom and of course liberty.

VI. Legends and myths of revolution

 * 1) The most lasting legend was Napoleon
 * 2) Before Napoleon's death on St. Helena, Napoleon had writings that built up an account of his life and ideas which made him seem like a great hero.
 * 3) When these were published, they helped create a reputation for him as a great historical figure.
 * 4) In 1840, nearly twenty years after his death, the British government allowed his body to be taken from its grave to France.
 * 5) Upon his coffin's arrival, a 100 000 people stood in freezing weather to pay their respects.
 * 6) He was buried in the Invalides church, where he was transfered to a massive tomb made of precious stone.
 * 7) His burial site is up to now, the most visited tourist attraction in Paris.
 * 8) The most famous monument to Napoleon was **The Arc de Triomphe** in Paris

Summary
The revolution in France was finally over, however, that didn't mean that the forms and changes in the government ended. Countries all over Europe wanted to change the way their government was run; and this was especially the case for the Liberals and Nationalists. The revolution in France was the role model for the rest of Europe, modernizing not only itself, but the world. Napoleon at the end was made a hero and is honored in Paris even today.

Question(s)
Why was the statue of liberty sent to America?