UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1979 · Q8 · 60 marks
What were the ideals of the French Revolution of 1789? How far is it correct to say that it overthrew mercantilism and the surviving relics of feudalism and contributed to the political supremacy of the middle class?
- Chapter
- Origins of Modern Politics
- Topic
- French Revolution: Course and Achievements
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