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to the Past: Course Sites for Dr. Christopher Lovett
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Back to Iraq: The Search for Saddam's Weapons of Mass Destruction Bush's New National Security Strategy of the United States Contemporary Terrorist Organizations Eisenhower
Library Research Topics Map of Islamic Terrorist Cells in the U.S.A.
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Modern World CivilizationHandout EightTopic: The French Revolution OUTLINE VIII. 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 |