Ch. 3.2 Radical Revolution and Reaction Flashcards
faction
dissenting groups (Girondins—keep king alive/outside Paris rep. and Mountain—execute king/Paris radicals rep.)
elector
qualified voters if owned/rented property worth a certain amount. only about 30,000 in the nation qualified
coup d’etat
sudden overthrow of the gov’t
(a) domestic
“Dispute between the Girondins and the Mountain were only one reason France went through a DOMESTIC crisis in 1792 and 1793.”
(a) external
“It acted to defend France from EXTERNAL and domestic threats.”
(p) Georges Danton
newly appointed minister of justice. led sans-culottes to seek revenge on those who resisted revolution and also the king
(p) Jean-Paul Marat
{Friend of the People}—radical journal. always worked in bathtub because of skin disorder. condemned the Girondins. assassinated by Charlotte Corday (Girondin)
(p) Jacobins
network of national political clubs. (Girondins and Mountain)
(p) Committee of Public Safety
committee of 12. given broad powers by National Convention to meet domestic and foreign crises.
(p) Maximilien Robespierre
dominated the Com. of Public Safety. support general will and thought those who do not should be executed. terrifying power in the Reign of Terror. arrested and guillotined.
(p) Reign of Terror
policies created by the Com. of Public Safety to meet external and domestic threats. many killed and guillotined.
(p) the Directory
executive committee of five people under new constitution. lasts 1795-1799. corrupted and relied on military for force.
(pl) Lyon
many citizens of this rebellious city were executed. the Com. of Public Safety wanted to make an example of this place.
(pl) Nantes
one of most notorious violence occurred here. victims drowned in Loire River
(pl) Austrian Netherlands
French revolutionary gov’t’s huge army (universal mobilization) pushed back invaders across Rhine R. and over Austrian Netherlands
