consequences politically. It made Robespierre and the Committee rulers. As the death rate in the Terror accelerated‚ and members of the Convention began to feel more and more threatened‚ a plan was devised to overthrow Robespierre.
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Robespierre was a leader to fear. 300‚000 arrested and awaiting execution for having an opinion differing from him. 17‚000 people beheaded in one year for disagreeing with him. He even founded a cult revolving around him as a god for all of France to worship. He did all this in only one year. How did this happen? Before 1789‚ France was at its lowest point in history and desperately searched for relief. There were famines everywhere‚ and the financial situation was abysmal. In 1792‚ a seemingly charismatic
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Robespierre’s idea of virtue and terror is somewhat contradicting. In Justification of the Use of Terror we see that Robespierre starts off by stating that the French people have gone through many obstacles to set up a new government. At some point the new government has to be put in place. According to Robespierre the new government’s principles should come from the spirit of the revolution. The new government should also realize that the new system will encounter some jeopardizing. The French revolution
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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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Introduction to Robespierre: Robespierre was a French lawyer‚ politician and one of the most influential figures of the French- Revolution. Influenced by 18th century philosophes such as Rousseau‚ he was a capable articulator of the beliefs of the left-wing bourgeoisie. Successes: Gained support of the majority: He gained the title “incorruptible”. Particularly interested in the rights of man and revolutionary virtue. Earned his reputation in the Estates General as a defender of the poor.
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Maximilien François Marie Isidore Robespierre (IPA: [ma.ksi.mi.ljɛ̃ fʁɑ̃.swa ma.ʁi i.zi.dɔʁ də ʁɔ.bɛs.pjɛʁ]; 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer and politician‚ and one of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution. As a member of the Estates-General‚ the Constituent Assembly and the Jacobin Club (Jacobin leader during the Reign of Terror)‚ he advocated against the death penalty and for the abolition of slavery‚ while supporting equality of rights‚ universal
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Robespierre’s Justification for State Terror Maximilien Robespierre states‚ “What is the goal toward which we are heading? The peaceful enjoyment of liberty and equality.” (Bienvenu‚ p. 1‚ para.1) The laws that have been passed by the royalty that are meant to bring long lasting righteousness‚ are laws that are recognized; these laws are not written any where but in the essence of all individuals. Robespierre was elected as the representative of the National Convention and joined a political club
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timeless words of Liberty‚ Equality‚ and Fraternity. It was on these tenets that the revolution began and ironically only four years later a man of great strength would take control of France and begin the Reign of Terror‚ this man was Maximilien Robespierre. Robespierre was the mastermind of the Reign of Terror. He was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety‚ the executive committee of the National Convention‚ and the most powerful man in France (“History Wiz”). To avert the possibility of a counter-revolution
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Terror’ The Terror was a phase during the French Revolution when many people of France were executed for supposedly being ‘Enemies of the Revolution’. The Committee of Public Safety were behind most of the deaths and they were lead mainly by Maximilien de Robespierre. The greatest factors of the Terror were the revolution itself‚ internal political rivalry‚ social and economic problems‚ wars‚ leadership‚ violence and the Thermidorian reaction. These can be broadly put into the following categories: the
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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 Robespierre’s efforts
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