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What caused the French Revolution? - Tom Mullaney

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What rights do people have, and where do they come from? Who gets to make decisions for others, and on what authority? And how can we organize society to meet people’s needs? Tom Mullaney shows how these questions challenged an entire nation during the upheaval of the French Revolution.

In what ways was the Third Estate prevented from having power before the revolution?

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Tom Mullaney
  • Director Sashko Danylenko
  • Script Editor Alex Gendler
  • Animator Sashko Danylenko
  • Storyboard Artist Sashko Danylenko
  • Character Designer Sashko Danylenko
  • Editor Kasia Zabavko
  • Composer Fima Chupakhin
  • Narrator Addison Anderson

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