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What was the importance of the constitution of 1795?
It was written by the Directory which was dominated by the bourgeoisie.
What did Marx call the middle class?
Marx called the middle class "petty bourgeoisie" or "petty capitalists." Marx largely ignored the middle class since he saw society as being divided into owners and controllers of the means of production and the common worker. According to him, the middle class was comprised of doctors, lawyers, architects and other professionals as well as small business owners. He believed that the middle class had at best a neglible effect on the forces of materialism as they shaped society. The middle class were only "petty bourgeoisie because they did not own the means of production and so were not truly part of the bourgeoisie. Nor were they common workers therefore they were not truly part of the proletariat. He called them petty bourgeoisie because they tended to aspire to be more bourgeois than proletarian and had more characteristics in common with the bourgeoisie than with the proletariat.
The wealthiest members of the third estate?
Merchants trading on a large scale, some entrepreneurs and early manufacturers.
What was the main difference between the Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars?
The revolution was a war fought by the bourgeoisie against the monarchy and the royal family. The Napoleonic wars were wars fought abroad by Napoleon and his troops to concur land.
What sociological terms are relevant to conflict theory?
Conflict theory is one of the main theories in sociology. It was created by Karl Marx, and states that social classes in society are in competition with one another and that the lower class is given unequal access to materials and money. Some of the terms relevant to conflict theory are bourgeoisie, proletariat, power, exploitation, means of production, and capitalist.
