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    ’Nazi consolidation of power in 1933 was primarily due to the use of terror and violence.’ How far do you agree with this judgement? The potential limits to Hitler’s power were considerable. it must be remembered that Hitler was appointed as chancellor of the Weimar republic and as leader of a cross-party cabinet that included only three Nazis: Hitler as chancellor‚ Wilhelm frick as minister for the interior and hermann goring as minister without portfolio. the vice-chancellor was to be

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    army. But the French Revolution is one of the most devastating attacks against the Roman Catholic Church. It cost the lives of some many great people at the time. God writes straight with crooked lines is a perfect proverb that exemplifies the Reign of Terror. What this saying means is that we all make mistakes in life and when Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden‚ God sought to repair things by sending Jesus to die on the Cross

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    experiencing the “Reign of Terror”. During this this time in France‚ mostly French nobles and clergy members were being executed by the guillotine. During the Reign of Terror more than 200‚000 people were arrested‚ and several thousands were executed ("Reign of Terror." The Columbia Encyclopedia‚ 6th ed..‚ "Reign of Terror." World Encyclopedia.‚ "reign of terror." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English.‚ & "TerrorReign of." The Columbia Encyclopedia‚ 6th ed..). The Reign of Terror caused a major

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    Bastille‚ Reign of Terror‚ and Napoleon coming to power. The storming of Bastille was on July 14‚ 1789 when a mob searching for gunpowder and arms stormed the Bastille which was a Paris prison. The mob destroyed all of the guards and took control over the prison. Than the French people went into the prison and killed all the guards and stopped the mob. This mob trying to take over the prison was known as the storming of Bastille.[1] After the death of Louis XVI‚ the Reign of Terror began

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    former king and queen. The time after was known as the Reign of Terror‚ where thousands of people were executed. The French Revolution came to an end‚ when Emperor Napoleon took over. Many historians have believed the French Revolution was a failure. What specific results of the French Revolution led to many people believing that it was a failure? The worst‚ and most violent time of the French Revolution happened during the Reign of Terror. This was a time

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    spread throughout Europe‚ Prussia‚ and Austria threatened to invade France to protect the king and queen. An extremist group of French people‚ known as the Jacobins‚ called for the execution of King Louis and his death marked the beginning of the Reign of Terror where revolutionaries set out to rid France of those still supporting the king called Loyalists‚ and protect France from

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    The Revolutionary war had many causes and effects that led to the French Revolution. The Storming of the Bastille‚ the Reign of Terror‚ and the passing of the Declaration of Rights of Man‚ where all key components of the french revolution the biggest being the execution of the king and queen. These important historical sites‚ and documents all pushed towards the French Revolution. It caused tensions from the American Revolution‚ The economic crisis in france pushed towards social injustices towards

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    is that The French Revolution was not successful‚ because of The Reign of Terror led by Robespierre. The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that occurred after the French Revolution incited by conflicts‚ it marked a mass of executions by the guillotine‚ which carries out beheadings. According to‚ Jane Shuter‚ ed. Helen Williams and the French Revolution‚ Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers (adapted) describes the Reign of Terror "few people went out‚ in fear‚ in case‚ without realizing they committed

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    the committee of public safety set up a shady network‚ that tried to wipe all evidence of the past government and labeled anyone as a potential suspect‚ this ended with the committee sentencing thousands to death‚ and the era being dubbed the “Reign of Terror” (3). The head of the Committee on Public Safety was Maximilian Robespierre‚ he used different tactics like speeches to convince the public that his actions were not only justified but also necessary while killing anyone who fought back from these

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    independence and how a lot of places wanted independence from somewhere or peace treaties. The French Revolution was very different from the American Revolution from how they handled everything and with what was going on. “During the course of the Reign Of Terror‚ close to 40‚000 people were killed” (339). This quote tells me that the French Revolution was different

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