Question

in this excerpt, barbara tuchman is commenting on the effects of louis xivs policy toward the huguenots.
recent (1960s and 1970s scholarly) studies have concluded that the economic damage done to france by the huguenot (french protestants) emigration has been overrated, it being only one element in the larger damage caused by the wars. of the political damage, however, there is no question. the flood of anti - french pamphlets and satires issued by huguenot printers and their friends in all the cities where they settled aroused antagonism to france to new heat. the protestant coalition against france was strengthened when brandenburg entered into alliance with holland, and the smaller german principalities joined. in france itself the protestant faith was reinvigorated by persecution and the feud with catholics revived. a prolonged revolt of the camisard huguenots in the cévennes, a mountainous region of the south, brought on a cruel war of repression, weakening the state. here and among other huguenot communities which remained in france, a receptive base was created for the revolution to come. ...
source: barbara w. tuchman, the march of folly: from troy to vietnam, alfred a. knopf, 1984
(day 5) read the primary source document on the handout. answer the following questions. 1. base on this document, explain barbara tuchmans point of view on the political consequence of louis xivs policy toward the huguenots. 2. which enduring issue would you use with this document and why? explain your response.
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Explanation:

Question 1

1. First, identify key points from the document: Huguenot emigration's political impacts (anti - French propaganda, Protestant alliances against France, internal French religious conflict, state weakening, and a base for future revolution).
2. Then, synthesize Barbara Tuchman's view: Louis XIV's policy toward Huguenots had severe political consequences. It strengthened Protestant opposition abroad (via pamphlets, alliances), reignited internal religious strife (Protestant - Catholic feud, Camisard revolt), weakened the French state, and laid groundwork for the Revolution.

1. Choose an enduring issue, e.g., "Conflict" (religious, political).
2. Explain why: The document shows religious conflict (Protestant Huguenots vs. Catholic France) leading to political conflict (internal revolt, external alliances against France). The Huguenot policy sparked religious - based strife that had wide - ranging political impacts (state weakening, revolution - prone base), fitting the "Conflict" issue as it involves religious and political clashes with long - term consequences.

Answer:

Barbara Tuchman believes Louis XIV’s policy toward the Huguenots had significant negative political consequences. Abroad, Huguenot emigrants and their allies spread anti - French sentiment and formed Protestant alliances against France (e.g., Brandenburg - Holland alliance). Within France, it reignited Protestant - Catholic feuds, led to the Camisard revolt and a cruel repression war that weakened the state, and created a receptive base for the future French Revolution.

Question 2