MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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The Committee of Public Safety
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The Directory
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The Jacobins Gang
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Napoleon’s Henchmen
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Answer: The group that was given extraordinary powers to protect France from outside invasion was known as : The Committee of Public Safety.
Detailed explanation-2: -Committee of Public Safety, French Comité De Salut Public, political body of the French Revolution that gained virtual dictatorial control over France during the Reign of Terror (September 1793 to July 1794).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Committee of Public Safety was created by the National Convention in 1793 with the intent to defend the nation against foreign and domestic enemies, as well as to oversee the new functions of the executive government. Members were elected and served for a period of one month.
Detailed explanation-4: -Supplementing the Committee of General Defence, created early January 1793, the Committee of Public Safety was created in April 1793 by the National Convention. It was charged with protecting the new republic against its foreign and domestic enemies, fighting the First Coalition and the Vendée revolt.