Question

On ____________, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob.

• A. 14th July 1789
• B. 14th July 1780
• C. 21st July 1789
• D. 21st July 1780

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 14th July 1789

On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy’s dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed.