Maximilien de Robespierre was a French politician that started the Committee of Public Safety. Because of the lower classes rebellion 300‚000 were captured and 20‚000 were killed. Eventually Robespierre’s Committee was charged for a crime and the leaders of this group were sentenced to death or prison. Robespierre tried to kill himself but failed‚eventually was sentenced to
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The Reign of Terror History is said to be written by the winners‚ but is it possible to rewrite history? In a way‚ the French‚ like many who have preceded them‚ and many who will proceed them have done the impossible‚ rewriting history. From trivial folklore‚ such as George Washington chopping down a cherry tree‚ to the incredibly wrong‚ the African slave trade; people’s views of history can be shaped and molded. The French have done a superb job of instilling all of us with the concept that
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The Count of Monte Cristo Character Analysis In the novel The Count of Monte Cristo‚ I read many events unfold. Edmond Dantes was a very happy and honest man. He has the perfect life‚ or so it seemed. On the day he was to be betrothed to Mercedes‚ three men tried to ruin his life. Dantes ended up in prison for fourteen years. Once he escaped prison‚ he sought revenge on those who lied to get him falsely accused of being a bonapartist agent. I think Edmond Dantes is the protagonist. He sees
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1. Which of the following can be understood as a result of the Seven Years War? Treaty of Saint Petersburg Treaty of Paris Treaty of Hubertusburg The Quebec Act The Proclamation of 1763 Great Britian gained control of Louisiana. The Seven Years War was mainly the result of trading rights. British Colonials (living in present day new england) wanted more space so Britain wanted to expand their territory into the Ohio valley but that was controlled by France who didn’t want to give it up
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the Vatican. In the end‚ they save the Vatican and the cardinals from harm. Langdon is summoned to Switzerland when it is discovered that an Illuminati brand was used to mark a dead man’s chest. He meets Vittoria‚ the dead man’s daughter‚ and Maximillian Kohler‚ the director of CERN‚ the Conseil Europyen pour la Recherche Nuclyaire‚ or European Council for Nuclear Research. Vittoria and her father have created a sample of antimatter‚ a highly unstable material‚ which has been stolen. They receive
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The French Revolution began as a quest for equal representation in government‚ and ultimately ended as a totalitarian regime. After incurring heavy debts following the French and Indian War‚ absolute monarch Louis XVI first asked an Assembly of Notables‚ which was comprised solely of nobility‚ to aid in repaying the debt. When they declined the demand‚ Louis XVI was forced to reinstitute the Estates General‚ in order to involve the entire nation in the repayment. According to historian Lynn Hunt
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Russia And France: What were the women’s roles and Rights in the two Revolutions? When one speaks of the French and Russian revolutions‚ they do not pay particular attention to women‚ but more to the revolutionary men. After all‚ most history books only mention the King‚ the soldiers‚ the condemned‚ and perhaps the Queen. But where are the mothers‚ daughters‚ sisters and wives? Even with characters such as Olympe de Gouges‚ (who was in fact a woman)‚ and Marie-Jean Roland‚ (also a woman)
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Causes of the French Revolution 1. International: struggle for hegemony and Empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state 2. Political conflict: conflict between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy. 3. The Enlightenment: impulse for reform intensifies political conflicts; reinforces traditional aristocratic constitutionalism‚ one variant of which was laid out in Montequieu’s Spirit of the Laws; introduces new notions of good
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was to destroy the monarchy and to set up the centralized government. In order to rich the goal‚ they used quite an aggressive methods. After the establishment the revolutionary dictatorship led by Maximilien Robespierre they started a period of Reign Terror (Farah‚ 2000‚ p. 339). Robespierre became the most prominent member of this phenomenon. In 1794‚ he eliminated all the enemies. Thus‚ from the left it was a radical political group the Hébertists and from the right‚ there were followers of George
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but fearing defeat revolutionaries established the Convention which abolished the monarch and set up republic. a. Used the guillotine and executed Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette 4. Chaos peaked in 1793 and 1794 when Robespierre and the Jacobins dominated the Convention. Sought to eliminate control of the Church. Executed some 40‚000 enemies of the
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