economy. Individual freedoms and social equality would flourish under these principles‚ but Robespierre’s power went to his head. Paranoid that counterrevolutionary traitors would interfere with the government‚ Robespierre launched the Reign of Terror. The Terror served as an emergency form of government that was meant to scare the citizens into conforming to Robespierre’s ideals. Robespierre’s republic of virtue quickly diminished as men lost the majority of their rights. Because Robespierre executed
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following year King Louis VXI was executed. Ultimately‚ these acts led to the rise of Maximilien Robespierre and what became‚ essentially‚ the dictatorship of the Committee of Public Safety. The years of 1793 and 1794 came to be known as the Reign of Terror‚ in which many as 40‚000 people were killed. Eventually the Jacobins fell from power and Robespierre was executed. In 1795 the Directory took control of the country‚ a power it would it assume until 1799. All of this turmoil created opportunities
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9/11 was a defining moment for terrorism in the 20th century. As a result‚ it seems that many of our government’s decisions regarding security are driven out of fear‚ which is exactly what terrorists want. Look at the evidence: airport security has intensified‚ deportations increased and governments are spying on their citizens. Other actions taken by western nations follow the Bush Doctrine of taking the fight to them and risk antagonizing themselves in the perspectives of these terrorist organizations
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that the French Revolution had on the people and the country‚ but‚ once again I chose one key factor for the effect. The Reign of Terror. While the goal of the French Revolution was in fact to establish a more democratic government that represents all people as opposed to just the wealthy and the aristocracy‚ the result really ended up being relative chaos. The Reign of Terror‚ largely administered by Danton and Robespierre‚ saw the beheading of many members of
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Camille Desmoulins (March 2‚ 1760 – April 5‚ 1794) Camille Desmoulins was a French journalist and politician who played an important role in the French revolution. He was born at Guise‚ Aisne in Picardy. His father through the efforts of a friend was able to obtain a scholarship for Camille at the Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris.Robespierre also attended at the same time. Failure in a attempt at a career in law steered Desmoulins towards writing and his interest in public affairs led him to
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1. Which of the following can be understood as a result of the Seven Years War? Treaty of Saint Petersburg Treaty of Paris Treaty of Hubertusburg The Quebec Act The Proclamation of 1763 Great Britian gained control of Louisiana. The Seven Years War was mainly the result of trading rights. British Colonials (living in present day new england) wanted more space so Britain wanted to expand their territory into the Ohio valley but that was controlled by France who didn’t want to give it up
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politician. He wanted to kill the king using guillotine which is a killing machine. Robespierre started “The Great Terror” which is a period of extreme violence. Robespierre had a nick called the”Incorruptible”‚ which means anyone who oppose Robespierre they will die.For example‚ George Danton was killed by Robespierre because he wants to get back to normalcy. During the great terror about 40‚000 people died and finally robespierre got killed because he have new list of enemies are republican
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children of the island gain power through fear‚ whereas in the novel Farewell to Manzanar‚ power lied in the U.S army keeping japanese americans captive. French revolutionist Maximilien Robespierre‚ struck fear into the hearts of many during the reign of terror‚ and the Estates system held power in different classes. the first and Second estates were the higher class‚ while the third estate was the “working poor”. As shown‚ there are many forms of power‚ yet are all based around the same idea‚ control
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to the violence. However‚ it also now that the king was gone‚ the economic struggle worsening‚ struggle with religion and war in Europe‚ led to tensions in France‚ which allowed the violence to escalate out of hand and cause the period know as “the terror” and give the opportunity for new leaders to rise up and take the country under control‚ Leaders such as Maximilien Robespierre‚ “the incorruptible”. Robespierre was the most influential member of the Committee as he was a big public speaker. He was
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Binebine writes Yachine‚ who has died‚ as the narrator of this novel to show how boy like him and his friends with are molded into people who are willing to execute acts of terror. By making Yachine the narrator‚ this allows the reader to see the lives of these boys as an entirety – from their childhood to adulthood. This tool serves as a away to humanize the people that we think of as inhuman or as people who have been groomed to execute these acts since birth. Chapter 15 illustrates the extent
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