WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the result of the activities and campaigns held at the Jacobin clubs?
A
prepared the way for the French armies to move to different countries
B
they brought about unrest in the society
C
they brought about crime and destruction
D
there was immediate peace
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They brought unrest in the society. They also brought about crime and destruction. The Jacobins eventually seized power during a series of uprisings by the working class they supported and established a revolutionary dictatorship in the form of joint rule by the Public Safety Committee and the General Safety Committee.

Detailed explanation-2: -The result of the activities and campaigns held at the Jacobin clubs prepared the way for the French armies to move to different countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -In July 1794, the National Convention pushed the administration of Robespierre and his allies out of power and had Robespierre and 21 associates executed. In November 1794, the Jacobin Club closed.

Detailed explanation-4: -The members of these clubs believed in the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity and rose to oppose and overthrow the French monarchical system and unshackle the middle and lower classes. They adopted the sans culottes or trousers without knee breeches as against the aristocratic trousers with knee breeches.

Detailed explanation-5: -Its purpose was to protect the gains of the Revolution against a possible aristocratic reaction. The club soon admitted nondeputies-usually prosperous bourgeois and men of letters-and acquired affiliates throughout France.

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