Assignment task: Watch the video linked below and then answers the following questions in no less than 4 complete sentences each:
YouTube Video: The French Revolution (Documentary)
1. Summarize how/why King Louis XVI was viewed as an ineffective leader of France and how he helped directly cause the French Revolution.
2. What was the event known as the "Fall of the Bastille" and why did this event matter?
3. Do you believe the King and Queen should've been executed? Explain your position.
4. How did Robespierre begin to lose the support of his followers in the Revolution?
5. Which of the late-18th century revolutions was the MOST significant for Western Civilization, in your opinion: American or French? Explain your position.