MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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mobilization of people and resources for total war
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promoting the equal participation of women in politics.
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attempting to counter inflation through price controls.
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launching a campaign to de-Christianize France.
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abolishing slavery in French colonies.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Jacobins were afraid that the revolution was going to fail. Behind the leadership of Robespierre, the Jacobins instituted a state of “Terror.” Under this new rule of law, they would arrest, and often execute, anyone suspected of treason. Thousands of people were executed and hundreds of thousands were arrested.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Jacobins were left-wing revolutionaries who aimed to end the reign of King Louis XVI and establish a French republic in which political authority came from the people. The Jacobins were the most famous and radical political faction involved in the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 6 April 1793 the National Convention established the Committee of Public Safety, which gradually became the de facto war-time government of France. The Committee oversaw the Reign of Terror.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Jacobin Club was formed by Maximilian Robespierre. One of the influential political clubs that formed by Maximilian Robespierre during the French revolution was the Jacobins club. They were considered to be the radical revolutionaries who planned the rise of the French revolution and the downfall of the King.