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Symbolized by the guillotine, the Terror was a period of the French Revolution when radical Jacobins seized control of the National Convention and launched a widespread campaign of executions. No part of society was spared from the deaths brought on by political motivation, greed, or dissent. Ultimately, the Terror remains a focal point in the history of the Revolution and conjures up the most startling images of the time of social upheaval.

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