USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was in charge of the Committee for Public Safety and ruled as a virtual dictator?
A
Napoleon
B
Robispierre
C
King Louis XVI
D
Marquis de Lafayette
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Closely associated with the leadership of Danton, it was initially known as the Danton Committee. Danton steered the Committee through the 31 May and 2 June 1793 journées that saw the violent expulsion of the Girondins and through the intensifying war in the Vendée.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Maximilien Robespierre-The Committee of Public Safety and the Reign of Terror | Britannica.

Detailed explanation-4: -Robespierre’s next endeavor was as a member of the Committee of Public Safety. Through this role, he continued to promote the efforts of the revolutionaries and to denounce the schemes of the Parisian radicals.

Detailed explanation-5: -Maximilien Robespierre was a radical democrat and key figure in the French Revolution of 1789. Robespierre briefly presided over the influential Jacobin Club, a political club based in Paris. He also served as president of the National Convention and on the Committee of Public Safety.

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