WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What fueled the Great Fear?
A
Fear that radicals would take over the countryside
B
Fear the neighboring countries would invade France and stop the revolution
C
Fear that the King would flee France
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Great Fear, French Grande Peur, (1789) in the French Revolution, a period of panic and riot by peasants and others amid rumours of an “aristocratic conspiracy” by the king and the privileged to overthrow the Third Estate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Fear (French: la Grande Peur) was a wave of panic that swept the French countryside in late July and early August 1789. Fearful of plots by aristocrats to undermine the budding French Revolution (1789-1799), peasants and townspeople mobilized, attacking manorial houses.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Fear (in French, Grande Peur) was a wave of peasant riots and violence that swept through France in July and August 1789. These riots were sparked by economic concerns, rural panic and the power of rumour.

Detailed explanation-4: -What was the Great Fear? The Great Fear, called La Grande Peur in French, was a period immediately following the storming of the Bastille. It was a time when members of the nobility began to fear for their lives because of the popular uprisings that were spreading rapidly across France.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kings in other countries feared that their people would revolt, too. They wanted to use force to give control of France back to Louis XVI. Soon, foreign soldiers were marching toward Paris. Many people thought that the king and queen were ready to help the enemy.

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