The Downfall of the French Monarchy: Factors and Impact on the Modern World The French monarchy was once a powerful and influential force in Europe, but it eventually succumbed to destabilization, weakening, and collapse. This marked a significant turning

Use your judgment based on the entirety of the course (notes, documents).
Write an essay where you list and explain 9 factors that you think contributed – in a long-term or short-term way – to the destabilization, weakening, and/or collapse of the French Monarchy and the beginning of the modern world.
3 Factors from Unit I (long-term, for sure, but what actions of Louis XIV might have led to future problems?)
3 Factors from Unit II (Louis XV’s reign, the Enlightenment)
3 Factors from Unit III (Louis XVI and Antoinette)
Final Summary (1 or 2 paragraphs): How did the end of Absolite Monarchy in France and the French Revolution contribute to the Modern World we now live in?
2 points per factor, 2 for the Final Summary
Each of your choices must be explained – in other words, why do you think each thing you mention is important and what did it contribute?