USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Reign of Terror (French: la Terreur) was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Reign of Terror was a violent period during the French Revolution from 1793-1794 when the Radicals led by Maximilien Robespierre were running the Government. During this period, thousands of people who were suspected to be disloyal to the Revolution were arrested and executed.

Detailed explanation-3: -On July 27, 1793, Robespierre was elected to the Committee of Public Safety, which was formed in April to protect France against its enemies, foreign and domestic, and to oversee the government. Under his leadership, the committee came to exercise virtual dictatorial control over the French government.

Detailed explanation-4: -The guillotine was also used to execute Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and Maximilien Robespierre, the man responsible for the Reign of Terror. King Louis XVI, who had formerly been the absolute monarch of France but was reduced in stature during the revolution, tried to flee the country with his wife, Marie Antoinette.