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The French Revolution
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Mention the events that led to decline of Bastille.

Answer

The chain of events are mentioned below:
(i)As the National Assembly was busy at Versailles drafting a constitution, the rest of France seethed with turmoil. A severe winter led to bad harvest, the price of bread rose and bakers exploited the situation and hoarded supplies.

(ii)After spending many hours in long queues at the bakery, crowd of angry women attacked the bakery shops. At the same time, the king ordered troops to move into Paris.

(iii)On 14th July, the agitated crowd stormed and destroyed the Bastille. Guards of fort opened doors after the battle of 5 hours. Crowd entered the fort and make free all the captives.

(iv)It destroyed the autocracy of king and people emerged victorious. This event is famous with the event of Bastille in the history of France. This historical event is known as first blow to French ancient system.

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