What triggered Desmoulins' famous 1789 speech?
Necker's dismissal
A royal decree
A peasant revolt
A personal insult
Answer
The dismissal of Jacques Necker, the popular finance minister, on July 11, 1789, sparked widespread outrage in France and played a significant role in igniting the French Revolution. Necker's dismissal was seen as a betrayal of the ideals of the Enlightenment and further eroded the French people's trust in the monarchy.
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