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Spread Of Terror Flashcards

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1
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How many were affected by the terror and between which years?

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1792->1794
40,000

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How many were executed in the terror?

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16,000

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When was the law of suspects?

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17th September 1793

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What did the law of suspects declare?

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Enemies of the republic must be destroyed ti prevent the republic from being destroyed

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5
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Between March-September 1793 how many cases did the revolutionary tribunal hear?

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260

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What were the show trials and why did they take place?

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What
Executions of unpopular people in society particularly aristocrats
Why
Pressure from sans-culottes following the public execution of Louis XVI

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Marie Antoinette show trial

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14th October brought forward to the revolutionary tribunal and found guilty
16th October executed

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Girodins show trial

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Trial of the 21 expelled Girondins on 24th October
All guillotined in the space of 36 minutes on 31st October

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Speech delivered by Saint Just

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10th October
In the name of the CPS
Said “the provisional government of France is revolutionary until there is peace”

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What was involved in the campaign following the Saint Just speech ?

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-local watch committees
-represetant en mission
-Armées revolutionnaires (40,000)
-spies from CGS

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Outcome of terror in the Vendee

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-7873 guillotined
-2000 executed from mass drownings near Nantes

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Outcome of terror in Toulon

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Recaptured on 19th December by Napoleon
700/800 prisoners shot

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Outcome of terror in Lyons

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By end of 1794 2000 executed

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Influence of sans-culottes during spread of terror

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-pressurised the convention leading to passing of laws such as general maximum (29th September 1793)
-supported dechristianisation

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Example of campaign for dechristianisation

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Fouché the representant en mission in Nièvre waged a campaign of religious terror from September 1793

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16
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Dechristianisation

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Made official policy in October 1793
Figures on Notre Dame Cathedral were beheaded
Church artefacts eg. Bells and plates melted down to use as coins / weapons

17
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When had churches closed altogether?

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November 1793

18
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When was the Law of 14 Frimaire II

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December 4th 1793

19
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What was the law of Frimaire II

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Gave CPS direct power over ministers, generals and representatives en mission
Orders directly from CPS

20
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When were the armées révolutionnaires disbanded?

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March 1794

21
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Who were the rival factions in 1794

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Hébert - believed Robespierre was setting up a dictatorship and called on sans-culottes to rise up.
Indulgents, Danton + Desmoulins- suggested terror be scaled back

22
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What happened to Hebert ?

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Accused of plot against convention
24th March executed along with 18 associates

23
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What happened to the indulgents?

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Accused of illegal financial deals
Danton + Desmoulins executed on 5th April

24
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How did Robespierre rid the country of ‘corruption’?

A

Between March and June 1794 1000 were guillotined

25
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What was the name of the new version of state religion ?

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Cult of Supreme Being

26
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Why was the Cult of Supreme Being introduced?

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To deal with the Sans-Culottes dechristianisation campaign which Robespierre believed had gone too far
An attempt to centralise control over religious ceremonies and give them a deist rather than atheistic inspiration

27
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When was the law of 22 Prairial ?

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10th June 1794

28
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What was the law of 22 Prairial ?

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All accused of revolutionary crimes to be taken before the Parisian revolutionary tribunal
Citizens obliged to denounce suspects
Only two possible outcomes of trial- acquittal or death

29
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When was the great terror?

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June-July 1794

30
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How many death sentences were there during the great terror?

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1284

31
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Weakening of Robespierre

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CGS became hostile towards the CPS

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