Public safety

Maximilien Robespierre, went around killing all who were opposed to the republic and all who were supposedly counterrevolutionary. From January 1793 to July 1794, France was governed by the Committee of Public Safety, Maximilien Robespierre and Georges Danton were influential members. The Committee of Public Safety, made on April 6, 1793, was created to maintain order within France and protect the country from outside threats. Many executions…

Committee of Public Safety ruled during the Reign of Terror and killed thousands at the guillotine. Robespierre’s followers were called the Jacobins which were the most powerful and radical political faction during the time and he was a spokesman for urban workers, who became known as the sans-culottes. The purpose of the terror was to crush the resistance to the revolution, protect the republic and protect the country from foreign invaders, and the violence also gave voice to the fury of the…

There have been numerous quintessential examples of wicked downfalls throughout the world. A famous example would be when Moses led the people out of slavery in Egypt and because of that it caused the emperor to go mad and because of his madness, that is what killed him and his empire. But the French Revolution is one of the most devastating attacks against the Roman Catholic Church. It cost the lives of some many great people at the time. “God writes straight with crooked lines” is a perfect…

tone down the restrictive policies of the Committee of Public Safety and develop a more moderate form of Government. Robespierre was not impressed by the threat to his leadership Danton posed and arranged Danton’s execution in April 1794. Robespierre in June 4 1794 was unanimously elected as the president of the National Convention. However, his fate soon changed as many members of the National Convention began to fear for their own safety. Robespierre and 21 of his supporters were guillotined…

productive solutions to many major underlying socio-economic issues. It also led to the ultimate downfall of everything the French Revolution stood for as a result of the thousands of wrongful public executions and convictions. Maximilien Robespierre used his power within the ‘Committee of Public Safety’ to exercise control over the French Government and consolidate his influence and power among the country and people. Not only to the committee legislate mass conscription but they also passed…

of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders. From January 1793-July 1794, France was governed by the Committee of Public Safety. The first victim was Marie Antoinette. She had been imprisoned with her children after she was separated from King Louis. The guillotine, the new instrument of justice, was put to work. Public executions were considered educational. The Revolutionary Tribunal ordered the execution of 2,400 people in Paris by July 1794. Across France…

The Reign of Terror The Reign of Terror was a time period when a lot of people were executed in a short amount of time. The Reign of Terror lasted less than two years, from the execution of Louis XVI in January 1793 to late July 1794. During those eighteen months, more than 20,00 French people were put to death by guillotine. The question is whether or not this behavior by the revolutionary French government was justified. The Reign of Terror was justified. This claim can be supported by three…

Robespierre led the Committee of Public of Safety. Here he rose to power that gave him the ability to take control. This new found leadership caused what is known as…

The Reign of Terror: Was it Justified? A kitten desperately howls as her assertive owner restricts her wish to roam the danger filled streets. In the eyes of the naive kitten, the owner’s consideration for her safety is perceived as nothing but an unjust limitation to her individual freedom. Robespierre’s duty as the ruler is similar to the one of a pet owner. The kitten, who represents the French counterrevolutionists, cluelessly whines against the owner because she does not know what is best…

Over 40,000 people in France were executed from 1793 to 1794. Whether or not this massive killing was necessary is controversial. Leading this reign of terror was dictator, Maximilien Robespierre, who was apart of the Jacobins and ruled France for about a year under absolute power. He ordered that anyone who was against the French Revolution would be imprisoned or executed. The problem with this was that not all who were accused were guilty. Robespierre’s justification for killing all of these…