WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for
A
instituting the Reign of Terror
B
protecting freedom of religion
C
supporting the reign of King Louis XVI
D
sending French troops to fight in the American Revolution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for instituting the Reign of Terror. During the Revolution, Robespierre and the Jacobins, a political group, implemented a period of severe repression known as the Reign of Terror.

Detailed explanation-2: -Maximilien Robespierre, the architect of the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. As the leading member of the Committee of Public Safety from 1793, Robespierre encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine, of more than 17, 000 enemies of the Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Who was Maximilien Robespierre? 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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