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    The Reign of Terror Heads Up! The Reign of Terror was absolutely the bloodiest, most gory period in the French Revolution. It was a bloodbath. Basically, The Reign of Terror was a series of trials and accusations most of them ending in death by guillotine. If someone, man or woman, rich or poor, was accused of treason they would be unfairly tried, then executed or thrown in prison. The Reign of Terror was headed by the radical rebel group known as The Mountain, with Maximilian Robespierre as…

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    During the Reign of Terror, many aspects of life changed, but the most important part was that the government changed from a monarchy to a democratic republic. The Reign of terror took place in 1789 and it was the extreme tactics used by the french revolutionaries to increase fear during the french revolution. The Reign of Terror was Morally acceptable because it created the good intent of having a democratic republic government, the citizens were for the Reign of terror, and and it ensured the…

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    then decide to take action? The Reign of Terror is when Robespierre decided to take the French Revolution a little bit farther to become a democracy which is a big step from absolute monarchy, so he took action instead of asking others if they even wanted a democracy. In the end he ended up failing; was it justified? The Reign of Terror was not justified. First off they took away people’s rights. Next they had so much unneeded death within the entire Reign of Terror. Finally the Citizens of…

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    In the Reign of Terror (Le Gouvernement de la Terreur), a group of reb-els, the Jacobins, used the term when “self-reflexively” depicting their own activities in and explanations of the French Revolution (Matusitz 2013). The Reign of Terror was a movement of large-scale violence by the French state; between 16,000 and 40,000 people were killed in a little over a year (Matusitz…

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    11 attacks in New York by al-Qaeda the United States has taken steps in order to try and prevent terrorism. However, acts of terror occur by people of all religions and race from everyone around the world. Each with a unique motive or aim, making it very difficult to possibly combat all the terrorism in the world. We…

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    first moderate stage they had many different events like the formation of the National assembly, and the Tennis court Oath. The radical stage was during the time of the Reign Of Terror which completely contradicted many ideas regarding the French Revolution formulated in the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Therefore the Reign Of Terror had many consequences the french people which caused many unneeded casualties. The second moderate stage ends by the Disbanding…

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    Was the Reign of Terror Justified? The Reign of Terror was a time people fear the government in France. The Government was being close or similar to a tyrant. The Reign of Team was not justified because the Terror was happening when France was defeating Europe, the government basically took away the right of the people, and the Reign of Terror was ran by fear and paranoia. First of all, the Reign of Terror was not justified because it was happening while the France was beating Europe. The Great…

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    Murdered for saying the wrong thing. In 1793 the Reign of Terror began. The French had a monarchy and the people were tired of it. The French people revolted against their government under the lead of Maximilien Robespierre. During the Reign of Terror over 16,000 people died from guillotine. The Reign of Terror was not justified because it was unnecessary, it was brutal, and the people had their basic rights denied. It was unnecessary because so many people already had died. It was…

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    Robespierre’s “Reign of Terror” did not justify his motive to advance the revolution. The Reign of Terror Why did it start? What were the effects of the Reign of Terror? The Revolution Was the Reign of Terror justified? Paragraph One: How the Reign of Terror Started Robespierre’s life Robespierre’s rise to power Background information about the revolution Start of the Reign of Terror Paragraph Two: The Reign of Terror: What was the Reign of Terror? What were the effects of the Reign of Terror?…

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    Severed heads, countless corpses and terror in the streets, does the French Revolution sound justified to you? The French Revolution lasted 18 months, starting in January 1793 to late July 1794. During that time 20,000 people were killed by using the guillotine, including king Louis XVI. Does the French Revolution still sound justified to you? The Reign of Terror was not justified. This claim can be supported by looking at the external threats, internal threats, and methods used. The…

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