The democratic expansion created by the French Revolution eliminated elite-dominated government in France for the bulk of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.

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The French Revolution, despite its initial push for democracy, did not eliminate elite-dominated government throughout the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. France experienced various forms of governance, including the Napoleonic Empire, the restoration of the monarchy, and several republics, with power often concentrated in the hands of new elites or returning to traditional elites.

The Democratic Expansion Created by the French Revolution Eliminated Elite-Dominated