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Updated as of 2 October 05 Today in History: On October 2, 1780, Major John André, a British spy associated with Benedict Arnold, was executed on this day in history. Quote of the Day: "In my view we are much worse off now than when we went into Iraq. This is not a partisan position. I voted for these guys." A senior figure at a military-sponsored think tank as told to James Fallows in "Bush's Lost Year" in The Atlantic Monthly (Oct. 2004) Take the Ann Coulter Quiz Where are you politically? Take the Neocon Quiz and find out. "History is Far too Important to be left to History Professors" Teaching isn't such a novel idea
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Modern World CivilizationHandout FourTopic: Background to the French Revolution OUTLINE IV. The Background to the French Revolution. A. Introduction. B. The Privileged Orders. C. What is the Third Estate? D. The Financial Crisis. E. The Activities of the Third Estate. QUESTIONS 1. What were the long-term causes of the French Revolution? How did both economic and social factors contribute to the events of 1789? Explain. 2. What was the status of the First and Second Estates in France in the eighteenth century? What roles did they play before the coming of the French Revolution? TERMS First Estate Second Estate Third Estate |