Key Events
What was the name of the governmental body responsible for the Reign of Terror, which was headed by Robespierre?
What is the Committee of Public Safety?
Who was the most prominent leader of the Reign of Terror, known for his radical role in the revolution and the use of violence?
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
What institution, formed in 1793, was responsible for trying suspects of being enemies of the Revolution during the Reign of Terror?
What is the Revolutionary Tribunal?
Which political faction, initially part of the National Convention, was opposed to the Reign of Terror and wanted to end the use of violence?
What are the Girondins?
Which key event marked the end of the Reign of Terror and the beginning of a more moderate phase in the Revolution?
What is the fall of Robespierre in 1794?
Which event in 1793 marked the beginning of the Reign of Terror, involving the execution of the king?
What is the execution of Louis XVI?
Which revolutionary leader, once allied with Robespierre, was executed during the Reign of Terror for being seen as too moderate?
Who is Georges Danton?
The Law of Suspects, enacted in 1793, allowed for the arrest of anyone suspected of being an enemy of the Revolution. What was one of the key groups targeted by this law?
Who are the "enemies of the revolution," including aristocrats, clergy, and former nobility?
What was the name of the rebellion in the Vendée region, which was a major opposition to the Revolutionary government and the Reign of Terror?
What is the Vendée Rebellion?
The Reign of Terror greatly affected the course of the French Revolution. What was one of its most lasting impacts on the French government?
What is the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and the end of the revolution’s more radical phase?
In 1793, which major public event marked the downfall of the Girondins and solidified the Jacobin's power?
What is the execution of the Girondins?
Which woman, a prominent political figure and revolutionary, was executed during the Reign of Terror, famous for her radical ideas on women’s rights?
Who is Olympe de Gouges?
What policy did the Revolutionary government implement to suppress counter-revolutionary activities, leading to widespread executions during the Reign of Terror?
What is the Law of Maximum (price controls on goods)?
What was the name of the faction that believed the Reign of Terror had become too extreme and sought to moderate the violence, eventually leading to Robespierre's downfall?
Who are the Thermidorians?
Following the end of the Reign of Terror, what major change took place regarding the structure of the French government?
What is the establishment of the Directory?
The Revolutionary Tribunal was set up to try suspects of anti-revolutionary activities. What was one of the most infamous weapons used during the Terror for executions?
What is the guillotine?
Which member of the Committee of Public Safety, known for his fiery speeches, was a leading force behind the Reign of Terror?
Who is Jean-Paul Marat?
Which organization did Robespierre lead that played a major role in deciding who would be arrested or executed during the Reign of Terror?
What is the Committee of Public Safety?
Which powerful political club that originally supported Robespierre’s radicalism was eventually purged during the end of the Reign of Terror due to its more extreme views?
What is the Hébertists?
What was the name of the political event that led to Robespierre’s execution, signaling the collapse of the Reign of Terror?
What is the Thermidorian Reaction?
What was the name of the 1794 event that led to the fall of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror?
What is the Thermidorian Reaction?
Which former priest became one of the leading radical figures of the Reign of Terror and was known for his influence in the sans-culottes movement?
Who is Jacques Hébert?
The Reign of Terror was marked by a high number of executions. What was the official total of people executed during this period (approx.)?
What is 16,000 to 40,000 people?
Who was the leader of the royalist opposition that took part in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the revolutionary government in 1795, just after the Reign of Terror ended?
Who is Louis-Philippe II, Duke of Orléans?
How did the Reign of Terror affect the perception of the French Revolution worldwide?
What is the widespread condemnation of the Revolution’s violence and its association with extremism?