The London Times Newspaper Dbq Analysis

The French Revolution is arguably the bloodiest period in French history, with men such as Maximilien Robespierre leading the country into a situation of state sponsored terror. Originally being quite a liberal thinker inspired by the works of Rousseau, Robespierre quickly gained a reputation for being a radical throughout the course of the Revolution, especially during the Terror. Early on terror was justified as a means to root out foreign and domestic enemies of the Revolution, however; once the foreign threat had been taken care of it became increasingly difficult for Robespierre to rationalize his use of terror to bring about a supposed Republic of Virtue. In his speech, the “Justification of the use of Terror” which he presented to

The radical turning point of the revolution, marked by the Reign of Terror, was an atmosphere of mass executions and imposed paranoia, with more than ten thousand “counterrevolutionaries” (vaguely defined, which at the end turned out to be anyone with dissent) sent to death under the Law of Suspects. Robespierre himself states that “Terror is nothing but prompt, severe, inflexible justice; it is therefore an emanation of virtue… The government of the revolution is the despotism of liberty against tyranny”. “Severe and inflexible”, as justified by Robespierre, the revolution needed a push in order to reach its goals. France under the committee's total control sent anyone with dissent to the guillotine because they were considered to be a threat to the new government, which ironically named itself “for the people”. An anonymous eyewitness during the reign commented on the Reign of Terror collection of authentic narratives that “It seemed as if their blind fury was particularly directed against the weakest and most amiable.The loveliest, the youngest, and the most interesting females, were dragged in crowds into this receptacle of misery, whence they were led, by dozens, to inundate the scaffold” (325). The sickening extent of human toll

The French Revolutionary wanted all the foreign countries to have the same government as them with no liberty and equality. In June of 1794, it says, “Two thirds of all executions during the Reign of Terror occur in June and July” (Doc A). I think this is when everyone started to die because everyone was being sentenced for saying bad things about the government. Also, in Document B it states, “in August 1792, an 80,000 man army marched into France.” (Doc B) The army consisted of half Austrians and half Prussians. They were going against France because they were frightened that the revolution would spread to their countries. Due to this France declared war and the French army unfortunately won the famous Battle of Valmy. While fighting in war they had three things on their mind which were, “to protect the new government at home; to spread the revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity beyond its borders; and to punish the French émigrés. The French émigrés were people, mostly nobles and/or aristocrats who fled during the Revolution between 1789 through 1792. In my opinion, I don’t understand why it was necessary for them to try and overthrow any monarchy that fought with them like they did to the Austrian

In 1793 and 1794, were conditions in France serious enough to require such a violent response by the revolutionary government.The Reign of Terror lasted less than two years, from the execution of Louis XVI in January 1793 to late July 1794.During those eighteen months, more than 20,000 French people were put to death by guillotine.The behavior by the revolutionary French government was not justified because Any society that invents the machine to publicly cut off people’s heads is off base. The action is unjustified because it is barbaric.The reign of terror was not justified because Robespierre’s s Desperate times required desperate measures not justified In a government that says it values liberty, passing a law like the levee en mass is unjust because it requires people to do things they do not want to do wrong in a government that says it values freedom and liberty. The revolutionary government made too many demands on individuals who were right to rebel against the oppressive revolutionary government. speech sounds rational, but he is out of touch. When a government has to “smother” its own citizens in order to eliminate individuals who challenge it, the government is not promoting freedom.To lay the foundations of democracy and the rule of law, rulers need to follow democracy and the rule of law, not the blade of terror. Any society that invents the machine to publicly cut off people’s heads is off base. The action is unjustified because it is barbaric.Nine people

The extent of killing has not gone too far in order to achieve purposes in the government during the Reign of Terror. Whereas, absolute monarchies have ruled for years with little considerations for the people that they reign over since a change was necessary to switch the point of views of the higher estates, which were the noblemen, clergy, and royal men. The radical attempts began with Robespierre with calls for blood throughout the state to rid the enemies. Since the people were being ignored the Reign of Terror included accepted methods of terror by the Pro Revolutionary thinkers, the external and internal threats that pushed forth a needed defense for the government, and the ideals of the revolution that were the reasons why the revolution even began, thus the Reign of Terror is justified.

Many people feared the French because they knew the power the French had and how much rule they could obtain. “Yet the greatest of our misfortunes was a certain fear of the concentration of authority necessary to save the state” (Document 5). The citizens’ armies were being beaten and were taken down slowly. In total, 13,347 people had died within the Terror and 10,456 of those killings were because of hostile acts against the state (Document 2). As noticed, the French use of guillotine was very successful in enforcing law and letting the people know where they stood. The French were going around and were murdering everyone who tried to go against them. They had zero tolerance and made sure nothing would stop their plans. “What a pity that a people capable of such incredible energy, should be guilty or rather be governed by those who are guilty of such unheard of crimes and cruelties” (Document 13). The French were absolutely ruthless by killing their own people but were unaware that the killings caused the significant decrease in population. The French believed that what they were doing well but did not realize they were slowly killing their own population. The French way of ruling was the greatest people have ever seen anyone rule, “But their efforts are merely the result of a system of restraint and oppression, the most terrible and gigantic, that has,

The question asked by Louis Watts, “What other era can you think of in which people can reach out so easily to so many others with just the touch of a few buttons?” is what I will be writing about. When I think of this question, the invention of the telegraph in the 19th century by Samuel Morse came to mind and the importance of how it changed our ways of communicating long distance. My position on this topic will be how important the invention of the telegraph was in communicating across the world. It not only opened doors on communication but it also allowed people to wire money. This invention was a huge turning point for businesses. I will be using the argumentative element of argument for my paper. Using GALILEO’s academic journals and

Liberté, Egalité, and Fraternité were the main principles of the French revolution. However, it was a time where these three ideals would be twisted into nothing more than moral and physical violence. The revolution was ultimately a failure which spun out of control and began to murder itself. The French wanted Freedom from its absolutist ruler, but in turn saw themselves being governed by the devil. These citizens wanted a sense of brotherhood amongst their country, but saw their nation being torn apart by violence. Furthermore, the third estate sought to benefit from a new government that promised equality; however, the result was a further imbalance in an already corrupt society. Ironically, the gruesome reign of terror which was

‘The execution of the idle apprentice at Tyburn’, on July 1st, 1795 illustrates the darkness of the early modern world. This picture captivates the cruel form of entertainment that early modern society experienced. The photo emulates a degree of carnivalesque tone because the death of a criminal is used as a spectacle for entertainment and to promote fear and order to transgress throughout society. This picture highlights the harsh punishment early modern society practiced on criminals. This picture demonstrates the mockery and disdain society expressed towards subordinates. The extensive, indulgent and crude crowd highlights their perception of the insignificance of human life. For example, the crowd absorbs the child on the floor, on the bottom left corner and their ignorance is evidently displayed through their lack of awareness and cruel nature of the woman and man who appear to be

In the French Revolution there was a loosely knit political faction known as the Girondists or Girondins. They were a part of the Jacobin movement but, not every Girondin was a part of the Jacobins. The Girondins were very active in the Legislative Assembly and the National Convention in 1791 through 1793. In their Legislative Assembly they represented democratic revolution in France. They also supported patriotic defiance against European powers. The Girondins also had an aggressive foreign policy. In 1792 through 1793 the Girondins constituted the war party. They did this when France commenced a series of revolutionary wars with other European countries. Brissot, a Jacobin club member, showed a military plan that would spread their 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. Throughout the summer of 1793, the radical Jacobins’ control of the Committee of Public Safety instituted the Terror which was advantageous in it’s intended purpose, yet it was disadvantageous because of the enemies it created.

Humiliation, Pain and Death: The Execution of Criminals in New France,” is an article that puts

During the period of The French Revolution, Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician, was probably one of the most influential and well – known figures. I selected him because I found his personality interesting, and wanted to know more about him. To this day, among historians, Robespierre is a very controversial figure. Some support his actions during the Reign of Terror, while others do not. Furthermore, in his early days as a politician, he was known as ‘The Incorruptible’ due his strict moral values and ideas, yet, during the Reign of Terror, he was responsible for the executions of thousands. I found the contrast between his two ideologies really shocking, and wanted to know more about historians’ perspective of him, so I decided to research and do this project on Robespierre.

In this essay I shall try to find whether the Terror was inherent from the French revolutions outset or was it the product of exceptional circumstances. The French revolution is the dividing line between the Ancien Regime and the modern world. After France the hierarchy that societies of the time had been founded on began to change and they began to sweep away the intricate political structures of absolute monarchy, but however to achieve this was the Terror absolutely necessary? And was it planned/ or was it just the extraordinary circumstances, which the French had lead themselves into once they had deposed of Louis the

During the Reign of Terror, over forty thousand people were killed. Of those who were killed, over fifteen thousand were executed by the guillotine. The French Revolution began to turn to a Holocaust as the dead began to pile up. Dickens also shows the riotous mob of peasants that are bloodthirsty for revenge. “Hatchets, knives, bayonets, swords, all brought and sharpened, were all red with it”(254).