Reign Of Terror Reign of Terror is the period of the French revolution since September 5‚ 1793‚ to July 27 1794. It was a civil and a foreign war‚ where the government decided to terrify the people of France‚ and to take harsh consequences against those who were against the revolution‚ like the nobles and priests. The government forced terror in the hearts of the French. Approximately 40‚000 people die during the Terror. About 15% were the nobles and clergy. Another 15% were the middle class
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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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new republic. A new stable government was needed to end the chaos‚ and the Committee of Public Safety was created with Maximilien Robespierre as its leader. He wanted to create a "republic of virtue" in which the government would force the people to become virtuous republicans through a massive reeducation program. And thus began the Reign of Terror which had the purpose to eliminate opposition and to cow citizens into submission. For Robespierre‚ the Terror was necessary and inevitable to maintain
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Reign of Terror DBQ: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Terror as an instrument of the French Revolution. France was experience a great amount of change in the summer of 1793‚ when the Jacobins succeeded the moderates in the National Convention. With the radical Jacobins in power‚ the country was in tumult‚ and a Reign of Terror ensued due to a law of suspects that legalized local revolutionary committees. Because of this‚ thousands of people were killed by guillotine or other methods
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phase King Louis’s political power was altered from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy‚ but during the radical phase is where that all fell apart. In a period ruled with the violence‚ fear‚ and dictatorship of Robespierre. The first event that shows this theme is the “Reign of Terror.” This event relates to the theme of fear and violence since Robespierre’s goal was to inflict fear on others in hopes of having them listen to him. The Reign of Terror was the time period in which Maximilien
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“Liberty‚ Equality‚ and Fraternity” “The King’s blood flowed and cries of joy from eight thousand armed men struck my ears.” A man that witnessed the guillotining of King Louis XVI was left with this graphic image of a memorable event leading to the Reign of Terror. The Reign of Terror‚ otherwise known as the French Revolution‚ was an attempt to form a new government in France. The citizens of France fought against their government and made a new government led by Maximilen de Robespierre. This new government
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The reign of terror was a period of violence in which occurred from 1793- 1794 after the strong onset of the French Revolution. It was a time of fierceness and anger‚ resulting in the deaths of thousands of people living in France at that period of time. The terror followed the trial and execution of King Louis XVI in 1793 and was incited by the conflict between the Girondins and Jacobins. Soon after‚ King Louis’ wife‚ Marie Antoinette‚ was executed in the guillotine- the new form of constitutionalist
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drenching event of the Reign 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
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French people‚ creating the Reign of Terror. The end of the Revolution came from a French general‚ Napoleon
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why the Reign of Terror was unjustified. During the period 1789 to 1794‚ somewhere between 20‚000 and 40‚000 innocent people were killed‚ and the homes and property of many more citizens were destroyed. While this was happening‚ Robespierre‚ the leader of the Committee of Public Safety‚ failed to address the needs of the French people. The French people’s rights were violated‚ and they were no better off because they were just as poor as they had been before the Revolution. During The Reign of Terror
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