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    Reign of Terror Essay

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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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    the use of terror in France by stating that terror was necessary for the rebellion. For example, in an excerpt of Robespierre’s speech to the National Convention, he states, “virtue, without which terror is fatal; terror, without which virtue is powerless” (Robespierre, 1794). This is said in order to show that France would crumble if virtue did not come without terror, meaning that France would fall if the good did not come without the bad. This shows that Robespierre thought terror was necessary

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    begin, was The Reign of Terror justified? Does a bear poop in the woods? Yes. 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. Furthermore, although some of the actions that occurred were not satisfactory, I have reason to believe that there's more information to backup my claim, that it was justified. The Reign of Terror was justified. This claim

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    The Reign of terror, death, war, but most importantly, change. Arising conflicts in France's government and economy were the building blocks of the revolution. King Louis XVI, searching for help with the state of this government, could not control the change that the men he went to looking for help wanted(Background Essay). Mobs where the beginning and then the revolution escalated, leading to what we know today as the Reign of Terror. Some believe it was just unjustified killing but I believe that

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    him by using terror and death. He had many points that were used to justify why exactly the Terror was used to help the revolution. Robespierre’s goal for the Terror was not the outcome he saw, as his plan led to corruption by too much bloodshed, and eventually his downfall.

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    gain the rights not extended to them, the Terror grows becoming more and more gruesome. The French revolution began in late 1789 to obtain the rights that every citizen in born with. The motto of the French was liberty, equality, or death and the price to be paid for the civil liberties was blood. The revolutionary leader Robespierre and journalist Marat explained the more blood the better so that was what raged the people and started the Reign of Terror. Were the values expressed by the French Revolution

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    ten to eleven months, was the Reign of Terror. This was where the people of France, which was led by Maximilien Robespierre, rallied for “Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.” To get to their goal, they executed many people and executed them in a fierce way, hence the name, the Reign of Terror. To put it differently, was the violent period during the French Revolution necessary? The Reign

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    Global Terrorism

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    STRATEGIES OF PREVENTING AND CONTROLLING GLOBAL TERRORISM Author’s Name Institutional Affiliation Date of Submission Terrorism is described as the violent and inhuman acts that get perpetuated for political, ideological, and religious goals with the aim of creating fear among the neutral military personnel. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), it entails the unlawful application of force to property or persons purposely to coerce the society or government in

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    the Terror (1793-1794), which was a period of anarchy in France. A despot refers to The revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre seemed despotic during the Terror, through several of his actions such as; his exploitation of fear, his dechristianization of France and his systematic execution of ‘enemies of the revolution. The revolutionary leadership aimed to provide stability in France, nevertheless the subsequent actions proved to be counterproductive to the revolution. Prior to the Terror, the

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    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

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