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Reign of Terror
French history
Also known as: La Terreur, the Terror
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History & Society
- Also called:
- the Terror
- French:
- La Terreur
- Date:
- September 5, 1793 - July 27, 1794
- Location:
- France
- Key People:
- Maximilien Robespierre
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What were the causes of the Reign of Terror?
What major events took place during the Reign of Terror?
How did the Reign of Terror end?
What were the results of the Reign of Terror?
Reign of Terror, period of the French Revolution from September 5, 1793, to July 27, 1794 (9 Thermidor, year II). With civil war spreading from the Vendée and hostile armies surrounding France on all sides, the Revolutionary government decided to make “Terror” the order of the day (September 5 decree) and to take harsh measures against those suspected of being enemies of the Revolution (nobles, priests, and hoarders). In Paris a wave of executions followed. In the provinces, representatives on mission and surveillance committees instituted local terrors. The Terror had an economic side embodied in the Maximum, a price-control measure ...(100 of 265 words)