How would you explain the rise of Napoleon?

Would you agree with the view that the message of universal rights was beset with contradictions? Explain.

Draw up a list of democratic rights we enjoy today whose origins could be traced to the French Revolution.

Describe the legacy of the French Revolution for the peoples of the world during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Which groups of French society benefited from the revolution? Which groups were forced to relinquish power? Which sections of society would have been disappointed with the outcome of the revolution?