The French Revolution

Q6 How did the women suffer in France during the old regime?
Ans6 (a) During the old regime, most women worked to earn a living.
(b) Most of them were not educated or trained to do any job. So they worked as fruits, flowers and vegetables sellers, domestic servants or laundressers etc
(c) Working women had to take care of their family too, had to fetch water, queue up for bread etc.
                         Therefore it can be said that women suffered a lot during the Old Regime.
Q7 How did storming of Bastille became the main cause of the French Revolution?
Ans7 Storming of Bastille became the main cause of the French Revolution because of the following reasons
(a) While the National Assembly was busy at Versailles drafting a constitution, the rest of France faced turmoil. Due to bad harvest, the price of bread increased.
(b) This situation worsened when the baker's started hoarding supplies.
(c) Women who stood in queues at the bakery stormed and destroyed the shops. At the same time the king had ordered troops to move into Paris.
                     As a result on 14 July the angry crowd stormed and destroyed Bastille. It was hated by all as it stood for the despotic powers of the king.