Answer:
Ways in which Louis XVI helped to contribute
to the outbreak of the French Revolution are (any three)
(i)
Louis XVI, the ruler of France, was a pleasure loving, extravagant ruler who
believed in the divine rights of the king.
(ii) He was ignorant and
indifferent to the conditions of the poor.
(iii) He was obsessed with his
wife Marie Antoinette, who constantly interfered in the administration.
(iv)
Both the king and the queen used to spend huge wealth not only to lead a lavish
lifestyle but also to please their so called admirers. This gradually brought
France to the verge of bankrupt acy.
(v)
The king helped the thirteen American colonies to gain their independence from
Britain. The huge expenditure of the war forced the state to increase taxes and
the taxes were only paid by the third estate of the French society at that
time.
(3)
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