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The Reign of Terror: Maximilien Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety

The Reign of Terror was a pivotal period during the French Revolution, characterized by extreme measures taken to protect the republic from perceived threats. Maximilien Robespierre, one of twelve rulers of the Committee of Public Safety, wielded immense power by suspending the right to trial and ordering executions for suspected counter-revolutionaries. The Revolutionary Tribunal aggressively sought to eliminate threats, reinforcing the state amidst war and civil unrest, particularly in areas like Vendee, where strong resistance emerged from royalists and clerics.

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The Reign of Terror: Maximilien Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety

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  1. The French revolution The Reign of Terror

  2. The Committee of Public Safety • Maximillien Robespierre was on of the twelve rulers • Dictated the French government • Suspended right to trial • Powerful and widely feared • Killed many suspected counter-revolutionaries via the guillotine (Right) • Revolutionary tribunal (Left)- court formed by the Committee of Public Safety to try suspected counter-revolutionaries • Counter-revolutionary- a person who is against the revolution

  3. The Role of the Committee of Public Safety • Aimed at Governing and stabilizing France’s Government • Eliminated threats to the government by the death sentence • Protect from foreign enemies

  4. Causes of the Reign of Terror • France wasn’t in peace (execution of king, war with foreign enemies) • Strong resistance from counter-revolutionaries

  5. Need for the Terror • Needed to strengthen war efforts • Needed to strengthen the revolution • Eliminated internal threats like counter-revolutionaries This is to symbolize war efforts

  6. Vendee Civil War • Location • South of Loire river • Geographically isolated • Rural • Culturally and religiously distinct • Had high density of nobles/clergy Beautiful local • The Vendee civil war • Futhured radical partisan beliefs • They were counter-revolutionaries People in a war

  7. Wasn’t that just dandy?

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