Reign Of Terror Dbq Analysis

A. Imagine having one dominant monarch commanding what one shall do, eat, and make everyone pay high taxes. However, a Revolution occurs and the royal family and the search began to look for people who sided with the royal family were executed and the chaos in cities began. The goal of this was to make a new government with freedom and to accomplish this one would murder the royal family. This is how the two year period of the Reign of Terror was like in France during the French Revolution. B. Precisely, were these extreme methods in the Reign of Terror the right way to solve France’s problems? C. he Reign of Terror in France was justified due to the three threats and methods that were used. D. First, the external threat involved many foreigners
B.One knows that when matters take more than a year to finish, then serious procedures must be taken. In a letter sent to a revolutionary government in Paris a local government is doing just that (Doc. D) “departmental advisor requests... a decree whereby the criminal court of Niort judges this case as the last resort.” This letter suggests that the Revolution is so chaotic in there city that even their own government cannot handle it. As a result they request the right to be able to execute anyone inside of France that is possibly a traitor. In short, The Reign of Terror was justified because even internal threats governments wanted to take the Revolution to extreme measures and to stop it as quickly as possible. C.Continuing with the internal threats in France there was another event happening in France as shown in the timeline provided (Doc. A) “April 1793- Counterrevolutionary revolts break out in France.” This quote implies that in order to stop all these revolts and to maintain peace the people who caused the revolts must be eliminated.D. Hence, eliminating the causes of these revolts were one of the methods used to bring back France’s strength and stability. For this reason the Reign of Terror was the ultimate way to stop the Revolution and create a new
B.Finally, a court of justice and almost a new government was put in place and a new law was established (Doc. E) “A careless word of criticism spoken against the government could put one in prison or worse.” At last, the closing of the Reign of Terror is almost here and nobody can mess it up. Nevertheless, the government in response as stated form the quote reinforces a stringent law to keep France secure, and it is better to be safe than sorry. In the end, these actions helped France create a powerful new government. C.Secondly, at the start of the Revolution there was a (Doc F) painting created that shows King Louis XVI being executed by the guillotine with thousands of soldiers watching. The fact that France’s own government and citizens were not rebelling or doing anything about the execution connotes that everyone is okay with killing the leader and the start of the Reign of Terror. D.In conclusion, the government responded quickly to the situation by starting the Reign of Terror and approving it, making it