Search Results - Reign of terror
| Type in a word or phrase to search, you can also type in Article ID's separated by commas: |
 |
|
|
The reign of terror (June 1793 – 27 July 1794), also known as the The Terror ( French la Terreur) was a period of violence that occurred for one year and two months after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution." Estimates vary widely as to how many were killed, with numbers ranging from 16,000 to 40,000; in many cases, records were not kept, or if they were, they are considered likely to be inaccurate. The guillotine ("National Razor") became the symbol of a string of executions Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, the Girondins, Louis Philippe II and Madame Roland, as well as many others, such as "the father of modern chemistry" Antoine Lavoisier, lost their lives under its blade. During 1794, revolutionary France was beset with real or imagined conspiracies by internal and foreign enemies. Within France the revolution was opposed by the French nobility, which had lost its inherited privileges. The Roman Catholic Church was generally against the Revolution, which had turned the clergy into employees of the state and required they take an oath of loyalty to the nation (through the Civil Constitution of the Clergy). In addition, the First French Republic was engaged in a series of French Revolutionary Wars with neighboring powers. The extension of civil war and the advance of foreign armies on national territory produced a political crisis, and increased the rivalry between the Girondins and the more radical Jacobins; the latter were eventually grouped in the parliamentary faction called the Mountain, and had the support of the Parisian population. The French government established the Committee of Public Safety, which took its final form on 6 September 1793 and was ultimately dominated by Maximilien Robespierre, in order to suppress internal counter-revolutionary activities and raise additional French military force. Through the Revolutionary Tribunal, the Terror's leaders exercised broad dictatorial powers and used them to instigate mass executions and political purges. The repression accelerated in June and July 1794, a period called "la Grande Terreur" (The Great Terror), and ended in the coup of 9 Thermidor Year II (27 July 1794), the so-called "Thermidorian Reaction", in which several leaders of the Reign of Terror were executed, including Saint-Just and Robespierre. On 7 June 1793, Paris sections — encouraged by the enragés ("enraged ones") Jacques Roux and Jacques Hébert — took over the Convention, calling for administrative and political purges, a low fixed price for bread, and a limitation of the electoral franchise to sans-culottes alone. With the backing of the National Guard, they persuaded the Convention to arrest 31 Girondin leaders, including Jacques Pierre Brissot. Following these arrests, the Jacobins gained control of the Committee of Public Safety on 10 June, installing the revolutionary dictatorship. On 13 July the assassination of Jean-Paul Marat — a Jacobin leader and journalist known for his bloodthirsty rhetoric — by Charlotte Corday, a Girondin, resulted in further increase of Jacobin political influence.[2] Georges Danton, the leader of the August 1792 uprising against the King, was removed from the Committee. On 27 July Maximillien Robespierre, known in Republican circles as "the Incorruptible" for his ascetic dedication to his ideals, made his entrance, quickly becoming the most influential member of the Committee as it moved to take radical measures against the Revolution's domestic and foreign enemies.[3]
|
Showing 1 to 5 of 5 Articles matching 'Reign of terror' in related articles. |
| Pages: 1 |
 |
|
|
|
1. The Untold Story of Amin's Tyrannical Rule in Uganda.
December 09, 2008
Nothing good has ever been said about Amin as the president of Uganda. And I don’t see the reason why I should not support it also. It is not my wanting to speak ill of this man but in real sense this man was a bloodthirsty animal called man.
From my research I have failed to understand how he managed to rule Uganda for more than 8 years with his reign of terror and still be loved by some Ugandans.
Many scholars say that his rule was the most notorious ever known in Africa. And no matter that’s why Uganda in known for this man called Amin. While everybody is interested in knowing mo... (read more)
Author: Twinomugisha Charles
|
|
|
|
|
2. Former Khmer Rouge Prison Chief Indicted on War Crimes
August 12, 2008
Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, the former Khmer Rouge prison chief, sits inside the court room in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (File)A U.N.-backed genocide tribunal has added the charge of war crimes to its indictments against former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav.The tribunal issued a statement Tuesday after completing an investigation of Kaing Guek Eav, who is commonly known as Duch.Duch is one of five former Khmer Rouge leaders facing prosecution for their role in the regime's reign of terror from 1975 to 1979. He is expected to be the first former Khmer Rouge leader to face trial in Septemb... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
3. Mesothelioma Lawyer - Upholding the Rights of People If Not Life!
May 19, 2008
Had it not been for the Mesothelioma lawyers the reign of terror unleashed by the widespread use of asbestos would have left the American society scarred just as asbestos leaves scarring marks in the lungs! Quite aptly, a Mesothelioma lawyer is regarded as the guardian of the Mesothelioma victims.
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer; an ailment of the mesothelial cells that line the internal body organs. Typically associated with the exposure to asbestos, Mesothelioma is very rarely diagnosed at its early stage. Consequently, most cases are not detected before they reach malignancy.
As... (read more)
Author: Sushil Kumar
|
|
|
|
|
4. The Aim of State in Schiller's Philosophy
October 15, 2007
Schiller was also very influential person and his works were the basis of many psychological questions. His subjectivity, in the type of the sensuous drive, plays very important role in studying the aesthetic process. Together with the work of Kant, his work was very important contribution in the studying of aesthetic process. According to him this process is not resulted in the development of society or state. The individual, when he is free in the moment of reflection given by the aesthetic has natural character. And this character, whether it is selfish and violent or not, has the aim to b... (read more)
Author: Andrew Schwartz
|
|
|
|
|
5. Barbara Shenouda's, The Balkan Secret Conspiracy
September 23, 2007
The Balkan Secret Conspiracy tells the story of a Canadian writer by the name of Zlata Pierce. As a child growing up in Croatia during Hitler’s reign of terror, Zlata and her family were victims of the brutality that took place within Croatia. Years later, Zlata emigrated from Croatia to Canada where she married and started a new life. By building a new life, Zlata tries to forget the memories of a terrifying time in Croatia, particularly, the deaths of her brother, father, and the brutal rape of her mother.
Zlata’s life is turned upside down when she receives an ominous phone call from ... (read more)
Author: Tracy Roberts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
