HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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French Revolution:He led France into a destructive “reign of terror.”
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Robespierre
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King Louis XVI
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Necker
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Napoleon
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -During the Terror, the Committee of Public Safety (of which Maximilien de Robespierre was the most prominent member) exercised virtual dictatorial control over the French government.
Detailed explanation-2: -Executive power would lie in the hands of a five-member Directory (Directoire) appointed by parliament. Royalists and Jacobins protested the new regime but were swiftly silenced by the army, now led by a young and successful general named Napoleon Bonaparte.
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