Chapter 11 Sec 2 Radical Revolution and Reaction.
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Chapter 11 Sec 2Chapter 11 Sec 2
Radical Revolution and Radical Revolution and ReactionReaction
What were the differences What were the differences between the Girondins between the Girondins
and the Mountain?and the Mountain? The girondins represented the The girondins represented the
provincesprovinces. They feared the radical . They feared the radical mobs in Paris and leaned mobs in Paris and leaned toward toward keeping the king alivekeeping the king alive..
The mountain represented The mountain represented the the interests of the radicals in Parisinterests of the radicals in Paris
During the Reign of terror, During the Reign of terror, thousands of people were thousands of people were
killed by the guillotinekilled by the guillotinewhy do you think the why do you think the
revolutionaries decided to revolutionaries decided to use the guillotine to execute use the guillotine to execute
people?people? The guillotine was believed to The guillotine was believed to kill kill
quickly and humanelyquickly and humanely
Whom did the Whom did the Committee of Public Committee of Public safety consider to be safety consider to be enemies of the state?enemies of the state?
Anyone who Anyone who opposed the opposed the National ConventionNational Convention was was considered an enemyconsidered an enemy
How did the French How did the French revolutionary army help revolutionary army help
to create modern to create modern nationalism?nationalism?
It was the creation of It was the creation of people's people's governmentgovernment, not a professional , not a professional army established by a ruling army established by a ruling dynasty. dynasty.
Its wars were Its wars were people’s warspeople’s wars, not , not the dynastythe dynasty
Describe the government Describe the government that replaced the National that replaced the National
Convention.Convention. The new government had a The new government had a
legislative assemblylegislative assembly with two with two chambers and an chambers and an executive executive committeecommittee called called the directorythe directory
What factors helped What factors helped Napoleon overthrow the Napoleon overthrow the
Directory?Directory? Directory’s era was one of Directory’s era was one of corruptioncorruption and and
graftgraft It was faced with It was faced with political enemiespolitical enemies Unable to find a solution to the countries Unable to find a solution to the countries
economic problemseconomic problems Still carrying wars left from the committee Still carrying wars left from the committee
of Public Safetyof Public Safety It relied increasingly on the military to It relied increasingly on the military to
maintain its powermaintain its power Napoleon was a successful and Napoleon was a successful and popularpopular
generalgeneral
Who were members that Who were members that took up arms against took up arms against
France?France? AustriaAustria PrussiaPrussia SpainSpain PortugalPortugal BritainBritain Dutch RepublicDutch Republic RussiaRussia
What was the What was the result of this result of this conflict?conflict? New French army New French army
repelled invasionrepelled invasion
DefineDefine
FactionFaction Dissenting groups over theDissenting groups over the fate of fate of
the kingthe king ElectorElector IndividualsIndividuals qualified to vote qualified to vote in an in an
electionelection Coup d'étatCoup d'état Sudden overthrow of the governmentSudden overthrow of the government
Georges DantonGeorges Danton
Minister of justiceMinister of justice Sought Sought revengerevenge on those who had on those who had
aided the king and resisted popular aided the king and resisted popular willwill
Led to thousands of Led to thousands of arrestsarrests and a and a massacremassacre
Jean-Paul MaratJean-Paul Marat
Published radical journal called Published radical journal called Friend of the peopleFriend of the people
Called for Called for mob violencemob violence Right for the Right for the poor to take by forcepoor to take by force
what they needed from the richwhat they needed from the rich
Committee of Public Committee of Public SafetySafety
Committee of 12 peopleCommittee of 12 people Acted to Acted to defend France from foreign defend France from foreign
and domestic threatsand domestic threats Put in place the Put in place the Reign of TerrorReign of Terror
Close to 40,000 people were killedClose to 40,000 people were killed
Maximilien RobespierreMaximilien Robespierre
Led the Led the Committee of Public SafetyCommittee of Public Safety Member of Member of National ConventionNational Convention Anyone opposed be being Anyone opposed be being governed governed
by the general willby the general will should be should be executedexecuted
Reign of TerrorReign of Terror
Put in place by committee of public safetyPut in place by committee of public safety 12 month period from 1793-179412 month period from 1793-1794 Prosecute Prosecute internal enemies of the internal enemies of the
revolutionary republicrevolutionary republic 40,000 people were killed 16,000 by 40,000 people were killed 16,000 by
guillotineguillotine Executions were held in places that had Executions were held in places that had
openly rebelledopenly rebelled against the authority of against the authority of the National Conventionthe National Convention