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    France, the Reign of Terror began. The Reign of Terror was a series of extreme methods and events the French Revolutionary Government put in motion during the revolution. As armies sent by both Prussian and Austrian monarchies approached the border, and fear rose within the people of France, the government took action. Their methods took away freedom of speech, resulted in thousands of deaths and hurt the very people the revolution was supposed to benefit. The Reign of Terror and the destruction it

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    France under control was fear. That day marks the start of the Reign of Terror.

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    the execution of Maximilien de Robespierre, the Reign of Terror senselessly guillotined thousands of people. Conditions in France in 1793 and 1794 were not serious enough to justify the revolutionary government’s response due to the response to external threats, response to internal threats, and the extreme methods deployed. The government’s response to the external threats to France was indisputably unjustified throughout the Reign of Terror. In 1972, France engaged in war with a Prussian and Austrian

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    The Reign of Terror was the culmination of foreign enemies, a superfluous amount amount executions, and distrust amongst the citizens of France. The Austrian-Prussian war that plagued France in 1792 was a natural response to the rising threat of the French Revolution, which was followed by the growing support of the death penalty via guillotine; behind these conflicts, the revolutionary government of France followed their agenda of purging the revolution of any individuals who disagreed with or criticized

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    Was Reign of Terror justified? From being alive to being dead. Was it worth it? The French Revolution lasted for 18 months but in just 8 months more than 20,000 were being killed including Louis XVI. Many of them were executed from suspicion or force to be soldiers but it made the revolutionary successful. The period of the French Revolution was from September 5, 1793, to July 27, 1794. Louis XVI was sentence to death due to crime like unfair tax system and having France be bankrupt. In a 10 month

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    three words that became the french battle cry was Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. That was similar to the american saying of the american revolution. So I believe that The Reign of Terror is justified because of a new government, internal enemies, and external enemies. The first reason that the reign of terror was justified is because France was in need of a new government. The government that the revolution was trying to place in france was a republic. Changing to this government brought many

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    Was the Reign of Terror Justified? Fear is something very powerful that can control and manipulate anyone no matter who the person is. Fear was one of the main things everyone felt in the French Revolution. Due to fear many people were drawn to do many things they did not want but were forced to do The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens declared “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights” (DocA).If this is so why did some men have their rights taken away and why were they violate

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    Significance of the Terror in the French Revolution “Let terror be the rule of the day,” with these prophetic words uttered, unspeakable violence would soak the blood of France, shake the French Revolution’s foundation and challenge its principles of liberty and human freedom. The Terror, is believed to begin in 1793, with the election of French revolutionary Maximillian Robespierre, to the Committee of Public Safety1 . It is purported that it originally started in 1789. The Terror was a unique historical

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    The Reign of Terror was one of history's symbolic events that have changed the world for the better. Have started with King Louis XVI's reign in 1789 to 1793 (document B); which lead France down a rabbit hole of poverty, starvation of the people, and an unfair tax system (background essay). All of France's problems have manifested into something that King Louis has done, but cannot stop. With the help of Maximilien Robespierre, the Reign of Terror was declared to fix a corrupted government. The Reign

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    Lower class France wanted improvements in their lives, hoping for reforms that offered them voting rights, equal say in government, and less suffering. The Reign of Terror marked a fearful time period in the French Revolution led by Maximilien Robespierre, targeted counter-revolutionaries, and prompted the invention of the guillotine. Born on May 6, 1758, Maximilien Robespierre “was the son of a lawyer in Arras” (Britannica) and grew up in the home of his maternal grandparents when his passed away

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