French Revolution Napoleon

Order Description Section a- Write an essay on the following question When the Estates General met to assemble at Versailles on May 5 1789 it was believed that France was on a threshold of a golden age of enlightenment. Five years later the country was drenched in blood with its king and queen having been executed in public as enemies of the nation. Write an essay ( based on what learned in class) on why the revolution took the course that it did and whether there any lessons we in the 21st century can learn from this experience. Section b 2-3 pages choose 2 of the following questions below Make sure your answer is illustrating with concrete details such as key personalities and events. (1) compare and contrast the careers of Maximillien Robespierre and Napoleon Bonaparte in terms of what they accomplished to advance the ideals of the Revolution and evaluate there careers as (typical) products of the revolutionary period. (2) How do you account for the region of terror of 1793-4? What is inevitable in light of the political doctrine of the Jacobins? What were some of its consequences? (3) Account for the manner in which Europe at large responded to even s in France between 1789 and 1795. What do you understand by the "philosophical conspiracy" that was used to explain these events? (4) Did the ambitions and achievements of Napoleon Bonaparte advance the ideals of Revolution, I. your opinion, or did they retard its progress