FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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were removed from power during the French Revolution
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adopted ideas of the Congress of Vienna
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implemented policies of religious tolerance
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decreased government control of the economy
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Detailed explanation-1: -1) Both Robespierre and Louis XVI implemented policies of religious tolerance. 2) Both decreased government control of the economy. 3) Both were removed from power during the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the Third Estate, which represented commoners and the lower clergy, declared itself the National Assembly, Robespierre became a prominent member of the Revolutionary body. He took a radical, democratic stance and was known as “the Incorruptible” for his dedication to civic morality.
Detailed explanation-3: -The guillotine was also used to execute Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and Maximilien Robespierre, the man responsible for the Reign of Terror.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.