The Reign of Terror

Question 1

After winning power, the National Assembly

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could not agree on its goals.

Question 2

What happened after the Committee of Public Safety began to fall apart?

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Power shifted back to the National Convention.

Question 3

The French Revolution grew more violent mainly because radicals reacted to

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rumors of foreign intervention to end the revolution.

Question 4

Someone who supports extreme changes in a society is a

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radical.

Question 5

Look at the painting The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons by Jacques-Louis David (1789).

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one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve France.

Question 6

An old problem the National Assembly still faced was

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rising debt and poverty.

Question 7

What was the major reason radicals were so angry?

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Europe wanted to put Louis XVI back in power.

Question 8

What impact did the French Revolution have on the rest of Europe?

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Other European countries declared war on France.

Question 9

Who wanted a limited or constitutional monarchy?

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the Conservatives

Question 10

After winning power, the Jacobins sought strong leadership to face overwhelming challenges by

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deciding to form the Committee of Public Safety.

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