USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The period from mid 1793 to mid 1794, when Maximilian Robespierre ruled France nearly as a dictator and thousands of political figures and ordinary citizens were executed.
A
Three Estates
B
Guillotine
C
Committee of Public Safety
D
Reign of Terror
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Reign of Terror took place between September 5, 1793, and July 27, 1794. During the Terror, the committee exercised virtual dictatorial control over the French government.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Reign of Terror, also called the Terror, was a period of state-sanctioned violence and mass executions during the French Revolution. Between Sept. 5, 1793, and July 27, 1794, France’s revolutionary government ordered the arrest and execution of thousands of people.

Detailed explanation-3: -Maximilien de Robespierre, (born May 6, 1758, Arras, France-died July 28, 1794, Paris), French revolutionary. A successful lawyer in Arras (1781–89), he was elected to the National Assembly (1789), where he became notorious as an outspoken radical in favour of individual rights.

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