When revolution shook the foundations of the Old Regime in France, shock waves reverberated throughout the western world. No revolution has occurred since 1789 without making reference to this first revolution, and most have been measured against it. Most historians would argue that it was the first "modern" revolution, an event so momentous that it changed the very meaning of the word revolution to its current connotation of a political and/or social upheaval that marks a decisive break with the past, moving the society in a forward or progressive direction.
The French Revolution remains the most examined event and period in world history.
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