USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After the Reign of Terror, a new government was formed called
A
the Directory
B
the National Convention
C
the Legislative Assembly
D
the Monarchy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Directory was a fatal experiment in weak executive powers; it was created in reaction to the puritanical dictatorship that had existed under the Reign of Terror of 1793–94, and it would end up yielding to the more disciplined dictatorship of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Directory suffered from widespread corruption.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Directory was the name of the government that ruled France during the final stage of the French Revolution. The government was based off a new constitution called the “Constitution of Year III."

Detailed explanation-3: -The French Directory, or Directorate (French: le Directoire), was the government of France from 2 November 1795 until 9 November 1799, a period that spanned the last four years of the French Revolution (1789-1799). The Directory was unpopular, despite military successes, and faced economic crises and social unrest.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Directory (sometimes called the Directorate) was a five-man executive committee that governed France for four years after the dissolution of the National Convention.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Directory was a five-member committee which governed France from 1795, when it replaced the Committee of Public Safety, until it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Coup of 18 Brumaire (8–9 November 1799) and replaced by the French Consulate. It was removed from France as it was unstable.

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