Reign of Terror

prominent figures during this time. In an ironic twist of fate, his actions during the Reign of Terror overshadowed his efforts at the start of the revolution, leading to his death by guillotine.…

restricted due to the threat of terrorism. This comparison bodes ill, especially when the danger of indifference to liberty is considered. France's social climate at the end of the 18th century was one of fear and insecurity. The recent memory of the Reign of Terror left the french people hungering for stability and safety from the bloody Revolution. The Directory,…

The French Revolution started out as a peaceful, for the most part, revolt to have the citizens’ demands met. Then it “escalated at a pace never before seen in history” (602). The Reign of Terror and the Law of 22 Prairial left too many people dead for the world to ignore. France will never be the same because of their actions from 1789-1799. The French Revolution was a watershed moment in European history that changed French society, politics, and international relations for the worst. There…

The Committees of Public Safety and General Security represented the progressive avant-garde of the French Revolution. It was their adoption of terror that first used the word ‘terrorist’ in the political agenda, and transformed the Revolution in the eyes of many outsiders from a liberating to now a destructive force. They had to find justifications for their violent killing, especially hanging. Which…

French citizens realized that they need a government that could make quick decisions with authority but also had the support of the people. They needed terror and the strength of France together as a whole. Government bodies and specific people exemplified the enlightenment philosophies of Rousseau, Voltaire, and Deism. Revolutionaries, mainly the Jacobins, created a republic known as the Convention with…

For that you must pay. Everyone would be free of your reign of terror”. I launched myself out of his grip and grabbed my weapon. Before I could even aim for his heart his hand connected with my face, pain roared on my right cheek. He then grabbed my neck and started to squeeze. “You know little girl, you could never…

the years before, during, as well as after the Revolution of 1789-1799. The country has became strong, less vile, as well “empowered citizens everywhere and resulted in a considerable leap toward the end of oppression throughout Europe.” The Reign of Terror throughout France was a convoluted Revolutionary act, but brought new life in the end to those to be treated…

which was important because there was no longer a distinction between the rich and the poor. However, this short period of success did not last very long because radicals like Robespierre became too powerful and his actions led to the fatal Reign of Terror…

freedom, security, and welfare, allows Robespierre to instill a sense of rebellion in the French people that are craving for a liberal leader. Peter Hanns Reill and Ellen Judy Wilson agree that Robespierre represents a sense of enlightenment during the Reign of…

Malala was a girl who had a dream. A dream to have equal rights as men. Sadly, that didn’t work out in her favor. Despite the Taliban's attempts to restrict Malala's right to education, social awareness, and freedom, the following of believers and their faith in her is what allowed Malala to survive. Malala wet against the Taliban and didn’t let them get in her way. Even after getting shot, she kept sparking hope in the Pashtun women and men. Malala. Even when she was in the hospital, people…