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OpenStudy (turtwig):

What event started the French Revolution? I'm pretty sure it's the storming of the Bastille, but let me know

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

Louie XIV spent too much. By 1789 the government was bankrupt. The Parisians were hungry and in their anger they started attacking the Bastille(prison for political prisoners).

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

So yes, it was the storming of the Bastille.

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