WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the guillotine?
A
no one
B
the nobility
C
known revolutionaries
D
only Maximilien Robespierre
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Q. During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the guillotine? No one was safe, as many as 40, 000 were executed during the French Revolution. The nobility was safe because they had guards and money.

Detailed explanation-2: -Interesting Facts about the Reign of Terror Queen Marie Antoinette was one of the first people executed during the Terror. The Committee of Public Safety created a new calendar and a new state religion called the Cult of the Supreme Being.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the French Revolution, the guillotine became the primary symbol of the Reign of Terror and was used to execute thousands of people, including King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette.

Detailed explanation-4: -The device soon became known as the “guillotine” after its advocate, and more than 10, 000 people lost their heads by guillotine during the Revolution, including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the former king and queen of France.

Detailed explanation-5: -By the time the Reign of Terror reached its conclusion, in July 1794, some 17, 000 people had been officially executed, and as many as 10, 000 had died in prison or without trial. The French Revolutionary government had devoured its own in spectacular fashion.

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