What were the reasons for the Reign of Terror?

Answer 1

The Reign of Terror was important because it taught the French, as well as the rest of the world, that even a movement that started out for all the right reasons, could end in disaster. Robespierre, who had been very important to the revolution, became mad with power, and initiated a blood bath. There was no liberty or equality, if one did not agree with Robespierre, they lost their head. The people grew weary of all the violence, and Robespierre ended up losing own his head, just like the others he had condemned.

Answer 2

The Reign of Terror (5 September 1793 - 28 July 1794) or simply The Terror (French: la Terreur) was a period of violence that occurred fifteen months after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, theGirondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution." Estimates vary widely as to how many were killed, with numbers ranging from 20,000 to 40,000; in many cases, records were not kept, or if they were, they are considered likely to be inaccurate. The guillotine ("National Razor") became the symbol of a string of executions: Marie-Antoinette, the Girondins Philippe Égalité and Madame Roland, as well as many others, such as "the father of modern chemistry" Antoine Lavoisier, lost their lives under its blade.

Answer 3

It ended the absolute monarchy of King Louis XVI.