Question

What motivated the French radicals to participate in the Reign of Terror?

a.)To win the war with Austria
b.)To gain support for the revolution from Britain and Austria
c.)To instill fear and punish the people who remained loyal to the King
d.) To return King Louis XIV to the throne

Answer 1

c.) To instill fear and punish the people who remained loyal to the King

The Reign of Terror was a period of extreme violence and repression during the French Revolution, which lasted from 1793 to 1794. The radical faction in France, known as the Jacobins, who were led by figures such as Maximilien Robespierre, implemented the Reign of Terror as a means to consolidate their power and maintain control over the revolution.