Mahatma Gandhi and Maximilien Robespierre were two nationalists that eventually killed because of their beliefs and protests. Although they were similar they had different ways of or methods of protesting. Gandhi used a peaceful non violent method that changed lives for all of the hindus and muslims in india and across the world. He led several protests where he did not strike one hit nor did anyone else‚ this made a statement about him and his protests. When he was killed‚ his killer ended up being
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execution of Maximilien Robespierre? Works Cited Hampson‚ Norman. The Life and Opinions of Maximilien Robespierre. N.p.: Duckworth‚ 1974. Print. In the Suggestions for Further Reading section of A Short History of the French Revolution by Jeremy Popkin‚ he recommends this book for further reading on Revolutionary Politics. This would be a good secondary source to look into. Sections of this book can be found on JSTOR. Jordan‚ David P. The Revolutionary Career of Maximilien Robespierre. Chicago: U of Chicago
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The Terror that Robespierre helped to instate in France was a policy that was known to be horrific. Even though this ideology was violent in nature‚ Robespierre thought that it was completely justified. Robespierre made very clear that the interests of the Republic were of utmost importance. He described how there were both internal and external forces working to dismantle the Republic‚ and that the supporters of the Republic should value reason while the Republic’s enemies should experience terror
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Robespierre essay At the expense of thousands of lives‚ the recent terror that has struck France has helped to rescue France from the brink of total collapse. The leadership of Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety have created a powerful military‚ rid France of internal opposition‚ and placed a much needed cap on the price of essential goods. While the mass butchery seems inhumane and drastic‚ this time period of terror was completely necessary. Though it may sound harsh
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Hitler vs. Stalin The communist and fascist governments of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin are disputably the worst of all time. The Nazis in Germany and the Soviet Union in Russia were totalitarian states. Both Hitler and Stalin had similar ways of working towards their goals and wishes. Although trying to reach those goals were the same‚ they also had many difference as well. Beside using their power to bring about death and chaos‚ Hitler and Stalin ruled in similar ways. Propaganda and censorship
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Word Count: 3483 Abstract Maximilien Robespierre was well known as the protector of the French Revolution. He would stop at nothing in order to keep it alive. As he continuously gained power‚ and influence over the people of France‚ he became increasingly paranoid. In fear of danger to the Revolution‚ Robespierre used extreme scare tactics‚ and called for the executions of many people‚ including some of his friends and colleagues
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Robespierre: Evil or Virtuous? “Virtue‚ without which terror is destructive; terror‚ without which virtue is impotent” (Zizek). Maximilien Robespierre said this in a speech when people were starting to question his judgment. He believed that to be only virtuous was difficult‚ and without some terror added in‚ the world would go into turmoil as no one would follow their leader. A leader has to be strong and forceful‚ and sometimes even terrifying to get their point across‚ or to get people to follow
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of Terror.[Footnote] Throughout the French revolution‚ specifically the eleven month‚ 1793-1794 Reign of Terror‚ revolutionary leaders‚ such as Maximilien Robespierre believed in enforcing fear to resolve the instability of France. “Terror is nothing else than swift‚ severe‚ indomitable justice; it flows‚ then‚ from virtue”-Maximilien Robespierre.[Footnote] This period in history signified great atrocities of massacres‚ and a time where fear was evoked within every French civilian. The National Convention
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Essay How similar were Stalin and Hitler? The dictatorships of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin cost many innocent people their lives and caused mass panic and paranoia. By examining evidence‚ it is clear the two are quite similar in some ways but also totally different. Whilst both of their family lives and their ways of controlling their regimes were very alike‚ their rise to power and their beliefs and ideas weren’t very similar. Both Hitler and Stalin had difficult early lives that told a
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come from a different religion and race? It simply does not. Adolf Hitler and Radovan Karadzic wanted purity. Hitler annihilated the Jewish people as well as Karadzic annihilated the Bosnian people. Karadzic did not murder as many people as Hitler did‚ in fact it Hitler murdered of 88% of the Jewish people‚ that’s 7% more than what Karadzic killed. There is a difference between using power and abusing power‚ both Karadzic and Hitler abused their power completely. Genocides are extremely horrendous;
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