Question

How did radicals such as Robespierre justify the use of terror? They sought to preserve the republic from its enemies. They were afraid the king would attempt to seize power again. They feared the growing power of the Jacobins and sans-culottes. They wanted to recruit people to fight against foreign invaders.

Answer 1

Robespierre and other radicals justified the use of terror to preserve the republic, prevent the king from seizing power, address fears of growing power of Jacobins and sans-culottes, and recruit people to fight against invaders.

Step-by-step explanation:

Robespierre and other radicals justified the use of terror in order to preserve the republic from its enemies, prevent the king from seizing power again, address fears of the growing power of the Jacobins and sans-culottes, and recruit people to fight against foreign invaders. The radicals believed that a period of violent repression known as the Reign of Terror was necessary to maintain republican ideas and restore peace.

Answer 2

The answer is: “They sought to preserve the republic from its enemies”.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to preserve the French republic from the revolutionary tendencies of enemies, Robespierre and his clique justified the use of terror with his speech which was given in February, 1794:

“If the basis of popular government in peacetime is virtue, the basis of popular government during a revolution is both virtue and terror...”. So the aim of using terror was to protect the republic of France by terrorizing perceived enemies who planned to inspire a revolution and attack the rulers of the republic.