Describe the legacy of the French Revolution for the peoples of the world during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Liberal ideas and equality were the most important legacies of the French Revolution. The Revolution started with a hope to change the existing pattern of inequality which resulted in the disproportionate distribution of land and wealth in the society. The French Revolution did not only change resulted in the abolition of Feudal powers in France, but the ideas also traveled to other parts of the Europe in the nineteenth century. The revolutionary ideas introduced by this revolution inspired Italy, Austria, and Germany to overthrow their oppressive administrative systems. The ideas of French Revolution not only attracted the European nations, but the nations of Asia and Africa who were under European rule also gathered the courage to fight against the European colonialism. Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Tipu Sultan were immensely influenced by the ideas of French Revolution and started freedom movement in India.


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