The French Revolution
The French Revolution started in 1789 and ended in the late 1790's. During this time French citizens destroyed and remade their county's political landscape. The revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideals, partriculary the the concepts of popular sovereignty and inalienable rights. Even though it failed to reach all of its goals and at times degenerated into a chaotic blood bath, this movement helped shape todays modern nations.