There was a loud "thunk" as the blade hit the wood block, silence and then a cheer rose up from the crowd as yet another nobleman's head rolled. The French Revolution was one of the bloodiest and radical revolutions in history, it was responsible for changing the lives of millions of people. The reality of the French revolution is 8 periods of constant change and successions of policies and leaders, with each new leader and party …showed first 75 words of 1290 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1290 total…Government into a centralized government under the Code Napoléon, kept the nation under strict control using his idea of Nationalism, and developed surrounding kingdoms under French rule. Vice-President Hubert Humphrey said, "History teaches us that the great revolutions aren't started by people who are utterly down and out, without hope and vision. They take place when people begin to live a little better - and when they see how much remains to be achieved."