declared France a republic and put the king on trial for treason‚ all measures strongly supported by Robespierre. The king was executed in January 1793. Later‚ Robespierre was elected to the Committee of Public Safety (Bastille Day and the French Revolution). He soon became a dominate force on the committee‚ and he began to abuse this power. When he started to abuse his power‚ that’s when people didn’t really like him anymore‚ so he was later beheaded. Timeline Date What Robespierre Accomplished
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Douglas Tong Essay corrections Between 1750 and 1870‚ countries such as France and Haiti experienced dramatic economic‚ political‚ and social changes through Revolutions. A revolution occurs when change is desired by people who were mistreated and for this reason‚ the French and Haitian revolution occurred‚ leading to many different governmental changes such as the first republic of France and the rule of Napoleon‚ and the free republic and independent nation established by Haiti. They also led
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. Did Robespierre’s Love of the Revolution Cause His Immense Paranoia‚ Corrupt His Belief System and Eventually Lead to His Execution? Extended Essay Name: Nicola Watson Date: 9th January‚ 2008
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In result of Napoleon’s many successes into eliminating negative components of the French Revolution have convinced many citizens of the French nation that Napoleon is the hero of The French Revolution; however‚ due to his despotic intentions‚ inevitable failures‚ as well as other figures of the French Revolution also being considered to be heroic‚ prove otherwise. The French government in the beginning of our French Revolution was in need of a man with military success‚ they were in need of a man
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a republic in 1792‚ three years after the Revolution had begun‚ and the following year King Louis VXI was executed. Ultimately‚ these acts led to the rise of Maximilien Robespierre and what became‚ essentially‚ the dictatorship of the Committee of Public Safety. The years of 1793 and 1794 came to be known as the Reign of Terror‚ in which many as 40‚000 people were killed. Eventually the Jacobins fell from power and Robespierre was executed. In 1795 the Directory took control of the country‚ a power
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Particularly interested in the rights of man and revolutionary virtue. Earned his reputation in the Estates General as a defender of the poor. He genuinely believed that the people of France were good and was therefore capable of achieving social and public well being in France. While the Constituent Assembly was preoccupied with drawing up a constitution‚ Robespierre turned from the assembly of lawyers and wealthy bourgeoisie to the people of France. He was very successful in voicing out his ideas
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How far was the Terror a consequence of the actions of the Sans Culottes? The San Culottes actions were partially responsible for the Terror. This was because they created the Armee Revolutionaries and marched on the Convention in 1793. They were partially responsible for dechristianisation and the massacre at Lyon. Another reason for the Terror was war which led to economic problems and uprisings in the Provinces. The actions of the CGS and the CPS including Robespierre and St Just were also responsible
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The immediate bloody aftermath ‚ was a product of social‚ economic‚ and political forces. The spirit of idealism that gripped France during the early phases of the Revolution gave way to mass paranoia and extremism‚ culminating in Robespierre’s cruel regime. In the beginning of the French Revolution‚ Enlightenment of the French Revolution‚ known as the Reign of Terrorphilosophy seemed like a panacea for societal woes. Prominent philosophers like Rousseau‚ Voltaire‚ and Diderot contributed to a new
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History A: Introducing topics within a historical period. Open book assessment Outcome 1 and 2 Sarah Pirie; HND Class C Word Count; 1558 By looking at the primary sources provided and secondary sources‚ it is possible to form arguments as to whether the ‘Terror’ of 1793-4 was a necessary response to the challenges facing the new French Republic at the time of the French Revolution. There is evidence that both the terror was necessary in supporting the new
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Samantha Morris September 9th‚ 2009 Maximilien Robespierre was the leader of The Committee of Public Safety during the radical phase of the french revolution. Robespierre played a big role in the Reign of Terror. Once a liberal thinker‚ he lost his belief in people. This caused him to become very radical in his actions (Justification for the Use of Terror (p. 1)). Hundreds of people were condemned to prison while others were executed‚ because they didn’t agree with his beliefs. Were Maximilien
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