The Girondists lost their role as the Legislative radicals to take on a more conservative role and the Jacobins under Robespierre, Geoorges Danton and Jean-Paul Marat siezed that moment to dispose of their opposition as soft on the royalty and weak hearted about the Revolution. A trial was held for 21 Girondists who were quickly found guilty and sentencef to the guillotine on 31 Ocober 1793. The Reign of Terror had begun.
During the French Revolution, a number of people did not like the new republic and wanted it overthrown. Also, the foreign nations on the borders of France wanted France to adopt a different government. With the danger of attack from foreign nations so great, the government executed anyone accused of treason. Trials were not necessary. The nobility were not singled out but were executed in greater numbers than other groups. Many clergy were executed for having outdated ideas instead of following the enlightened thinking of Voltaire and Rousseau which would bring intellectual freedom to all. Common people were executed for suspicion of spying. Charges were enough. Proof was not necessary. Finally Napoleon took over and ended the terror.
France was in an economic and political crisis, which led to revolt. The fall of the Girondins. And the sans-culottes taking extreme measures to protect their new republic.
To preserve and protect the French Revolution.
The guillotine was the designated method of execution in France.
the reign of terror spread by maximilian robepierre printing out copies of his thoughts and posting them on the doors of churches
The Reign of Terror.
The Reign of Terror was called The reign of Terror because hundreds of thousands of people were killed. Royalists, people who supported the Royalists and anyone who was thought to be a threat was violently beheaded.
A group of conspirators ended the Reign of Terror, and Robespierre went to the guillotine.
The reign of terror was a period between 1794 and 1795 and lasted 10 months. France did not have a monarch anymore, for the French revolutionists had killed their royal family in 1793.
The person who inaugurated the Reign of Terror during the French revolution was Maximillian Robespierre of the Jacobins.
There was a few things that happen after the reign of terror. Some of the things that happen were death and victory.
There was a few things that happen after the reign of terror. Some of the things that happen were death and victory.
France.
The Reign of Terror was implemented as a way to protect the revolution from internal enemies
it happened on 27 June 1793
No, it is related to the French Revolution.
The Reign of Terror.
It was not limited to Paris, but Paris was certainly the prime mover.
Germany had the Holocaust. France had the Reign of Terror.
The Reign of Terror was called The reign of Terror because hundreds of thousands of people were killed. Royalists, people who supported the Royalists and anyone who was thought to be a threat was violently beheaded.
the guillotine because it was used so often during the reign of terror and most of all the Great terror, which occurred during the reign of terror
Hitler's Reign of Terror was created in 1934.