WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the Reign of Terror and how did it end?
A
It was an effort to rid France of “enemies of the Revolution” that was ended with Robespierre’s death.
B
A period of peace and prosperity for the French that was ended by the rise of Napoleon.
C
It was Genghis Khan’s trek from Mongolia to eastern Europe and ended with his death.
D
It was a period of time when Barak Obama was president that ended with Donald Trump’s victory.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Reign of Terror began on September 5, 1793 with a declaration by Robespierre that Terror would be “the order of the day.” It ended on July 27, 1794 when Robespierre was removed from power and executed. During the Reign of Terror, France was ruled by a group of men called the Committee of Public Safety .

Detailed explanation-2: -The period of the French Revolution from 1792-1793 is called the Reign of Terror. 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-3: -The Reign of Terror (French: la Terreur) was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The Reign of Terror or simply The Terror was a period of about 11 months during the French Revolution, led by Maximilien de Robespierre. During this time, French people who did not support the revolution were executed at the guillotine. The Reign of Terror was announced on 5 September, 1793.

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