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What was this horrific “Reign of Terror” phase? The Reign of Terror was an execution process of those against the French Revolution, which was conducted by Maximilien Robespierre. This “terror” was acted upon all classes, including the peasants, Church, and nobles who rebelled. This phase was partly caused because of the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen; the “commoners” were given the power that was removed from the higher classes. They began to feel powerful and therefore felt the ability

Reign of Terror lasted from September 1793 until the fall of Robespierre in 1794. Its purpose was to get rid of the enemies of France during the Revolution, and protect the country from foreign invaders. From January 1793-July 1794, France was governed by the Committee of Public Safety. This lead to many executions, and revolts. It ended up being a large conflict in France during this time. The Reign of Terror was not justified because the people were not treated with respect. Their rights were violated

society in which terror is a weapon to keep the people in line. Even before King Louis was executed, terror seemed to be the only political weapon. In his writing about the Reveillon Riot, the Marquis de Ferrieres described the situation well: “All this makes one tremble for the unhappy kingdom. It is a web of horrors and abominations.” When the Reign of Terror began, many more people than just the king and queen lost their lives to the guillotine. And rather than feel that terror is an evil, the

The French Revolution was unlike any war of the time. Originally the revolution was started to create more equality between the nobility and clergy and the people in the third estate. The revolution got a lot more complicated and violent than originally intended. It seems that the revolution was like a car without brakes, once it got going, it couldn’t stop until it crashed and people died. Unfortunately the French Revolution was a very blood thirsty revolution. Many people died in battle, from hunger

Reign of Terror Essay: Final Draft Calvin H. Period 7 11/16/16 The Reign of Terror seemed to be the only thing that could help achieve some sort of equality between the Three Estates. Before the Reign of Terror, the Third Estate was the most financially unstable out of all three estates. Despite this, they were the only one burdened with the mandatory payment of taxes. Due to Louis XVI’s constant spending and a horrible drought, food prices rose and the entire country was deep in debt, with the

Reign of Terror was a very horrific event that took place; although, people made it out to be somewhat helpful and resolve multiple issues it resulted in making society very miserable and quite sad, This act that took place was most definitely not justified because the leader was self elected and not giving society the right to vote for its new leader. Another example of this was people's hopes were manipulates and misguided leading up to this horrific historical event.The Reign of Terror was the

destruction and fear. In addition, terror attacks are carried out to further the political cause of the group. While terrorism is very prevalent in society today, acts of terrorism can be traced back to the Roman Empire; however, the term ‘terrorism’ was not coined until the ‘Reign of Terror’ hit France in September of 1793. ‘The Terror’ and as is sometimes called, lasted until July 27, 1794; over its course of almost a year around 30,000 people had died. The Reign of Terror led by Maximilien Robespierre

was a period of radical ideas and actions. This period is known as the Reign of Terror. The reign of terror was not justified because of the revolutionaries failure to follow their original beliefs, the threats received by the revolutionaries wasn’t severe enough for such drastic actions, and the brutal methods used were unnecessary. The beliefs of the revolution were not followed through; making the Reign of Terror period unjustified. In the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens, article

The Reign of Terror was full of deaths, wars and invading for what? Power? Is that all they wanted, is that all it took for someone to look bigger and more powerful. The real question is was the Reign of Terror Justified? I believe the reign of terror was not justified for these three reasons: Their were unnecessary killings, human rights were violated and not acknowledged in the situation, and no good came out of the reign of terror. in 1789 the french revolution began and in 1794 everything ended

Maximilien Robespierre is oft-cited as the sole and driving force behind the excesses of the Terror; while his role in the Terror can’t be ignored, clemency must be exercised in the charges levelled against him. The majority of the deaths under the Terror – approximately 70% - occurred in the suppression of the Vendee and Federalist Revolts (with the mitraillades, noyades, etc.), largely under the representatives-on-mission, who operated partially under Barére’s (a Committee of Public Safety member)