MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Robespierregoverned as a dictator
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all of these are characteristics
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theexecution of revolutionary leaders who were less radical than he was
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thousandsof unknown people being executed on flimsy charges
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Reign of Terror was a dark and violent period of time during the French Revolution. Radicals took control of the revolutionary government. They arrested and executed anyone who they suspected might not be loyal to the revolution. The French Revolution had begun four years earlier with the Storming of the Bastille.
Detailed explanation-2: -The period of the French Revolution from 1792-1793 is called the Reign of Terror. Robespierre, the leader of the Jacobin club, used a revolutionary tribunal to arrest people who seemed to be against the republic nation. They were guillotined, when found guilty.
Detailed explanation-3: -The period from 1793 to 1794 is referred to as the Reign of Terror. Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment.