Question

Robespierre's rule in France was known as the "Reign of Terror" because

Answer 1

Reasons behind which Maximilian Robespierre's rule in France (1793 - 1794) was known as the Reign of Terror:

• Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment.
• All those whom he saw as being 'enemies' of the republic - ex-nobles and clergy, members of other political parties, even members of his own party who did not agree with his principles - were arrested, imprisoned and then tried by a revolutionary tribunal.
• If the court found them guilty they were guillotined.

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Answer 2

Robespierre's rule in France was known as the "Reign of Terror" because it was the phase of the French Revolution more violent and radical. The mark of this phase was the elimination of all enemies or opponents. Robespierre was the leader of the Jacobins (small entrepreneurs and liberal professionals) and with great participation of the poorest sections of the population, the phase lasted from 1792 to 1794.