This is a Powerpoint Presentation on subsistance crisis in france.

1. TOPIC

2. INTRODUCTION
A subsistence crisis is a crisis caused by
economic factors (generally high food
prices), which in turn may be caused by
either natural or man-made
factors, which threatens the food
supplies and the survival prospects of
large numbers of people . A subsistence
crisis can be considered genuine if it is
visible in demographic data.

3. Causes
 The factors responsible for subsistence
crisis in france in 1789 are :
 - the population of france rose considerably
from 1715 to 1789 which led to rapid
increase in the demand for food grains.
 - production of grains could not keep pace
with the rising population so the price of
bread , the staple diet of majority was
increased but the wages of workers
employed in workshops didn 't increase.
This widened the gap between rich and
poor.

4.  - often during old regime droughts , hail
and other natural calamities occured
and reduced the crop produce which
again led to increase in demand and
prices.
 - King Louis XVI increased taxes to
meet up the political and state expenses
which furthered angered the citizens and
made it difficult for them to manage their
families

6. FACTORS
 The population of France increased from
1715 to 1789 (23 million to 28million)
 It increased the demand of the food grains
 As a result of the bad harvest the prices of
the bread also increased.
 But the labourers in the workshops has got
very less and fixed wages.
 The gap between the rich and poor had
increased.
 All these factors led a subsistence crisis in
France

7. Conclusion:-
 As a result of the bad harvest the prices
of the bread also increased.
 But the labourers in the workshops has
got very less and fixed wages.
 The gap between the rich and poor had
increased.
 All these factors led a subsistence crisis
in France

8. the end

9. Presented by-
Vipul kuchhal
9 th f
Roll no – 27
Submitted to
Mrs.manju mam