AIMS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MAIN REVOLUNTIONARY GROUPS DURING THE REIGN OF TERROR 1793-1794. The period of the Reign of Terror‚ September 1793- July 1794‚ resulted in significant political and social changes in France. The National Convention and Committee of Public Safety declared the law of suspects‚ ‘terror’ measures as acceptable and a necessary means for the government. The purpose was to eradicate France of enemies of the revolution and to protect the country from foreign invaders. Over
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enemies‚ prominent French leader Robespierre enacted the Reign of Terror. Anyone suspected of aiding the enemy was swiftly put on trial and executed. (doc. G) The Reign of Terror was not justified because the threats to France externally and internally did not warrant the methods used. Those suspected of being spies or opposers of war during the French revolution were quickly tried and unjustly executed. Steven Otfinoski remarks in Triumph and Terror: The French Revolution “A careless word of criticism
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Reign Of Terror The crimes people were kill for were ridiculous. A simple cry for your husband’s death could get you the punishment of having to sit for hours under the blade which shed upon you the blood of your husband‚ then you would be killed yourself. Mass numbers of people were killed‚ over 2‚500 people in Paris alone. Tens of thousands in other cities and town throughout France. Robespierre and his cohorts initiated the “Reign of Terror”‚ which lasted just less than a year. This was the
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The Reign of Terror in France took place during the French Revolution after the death of Louis XVI. It was masterminded by Robespierre who led it through the end. The principal purpose of the reign of terror was fighting the people who opposed the revolution therefore terming them enemies. Furthermore‚ there was the political tension between the Jacobins and Girondins and seemingly there was the presence of hostile enemy countries surrounding France and on the verge of invading it. The period was
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events in Europe‚ but it also influenced events across the empire such as Haiti. During the French Revolution‚ there was a period known as the “Reign of Terror”. The Reign of Terror is pretty much exactly as the name sounds. The Reign of Terror was a period from September 5‚ 1793- July 28‚ 1794. It began after the execution of Louis XVI. The sole
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Criticism of the Reign of Terror The Reign of Terror’ was the name given to the actions of the Committee of Public Safety’ from the years between 1791-1794. Their actions can be justified‚ but can hold just as much criticism along with it. In my opinion‚ there could have been better ways to move the revolution along and the Reign of Terror’ should have never happened. After the French Revolution‚ Edmund Burke from Great Britain became one of the most famous critics of the Revolution. Burke
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The Reign of Terror was an 11 month period during the French revolution known for the execution of those who did not support the revolution. Many big names and people who were high up in their area were killed. They were all killed by the guillotine‚ a contraption that places one’s head in a spot to have a blade dropped on their neck thus beheading them. Maximilien Robespierre was the architect of the reign of terror and the one who started this movement. The Reign of Terror killed approximately
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The Reign of Terror was the first major radical steps in the French Revolution. It had been brooding for some time and the internal conflict the Third Estate was experiencing by their want of a better life is now being expressed through physical violence and taking action against the two higher classes. The radical stages of anarchy have now taken a holt within the revolution‚ “During the Reign of Terror‚ at least 300‚000 suspects were arrested; 17‚000 were officially executed‚ and perhaps 10‚000
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The War on Terror was a declaration by President George W. Bush in response to the September 11 attacks to eliminate terror events around the world. The initial targets of this declaration was Al Qaeda and the ‘axis of evil’ that included Iran‚ Iraq and North Korea. This action led to full blown wars in Afghanistan‚ Iraq and recently the Syria crisis. When the Taliban government didn’t cooperate with America to discover Osama Bin Laden‚ the US prepared to invade. The invasion started a month after
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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 Danton. In general‚ close to 40 000 peoples were killed during the terror. Of those‚ 16 000 people including Marie Antoinette died under the blade of the guillotine
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