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Explain reign of terror. What changes were bought by Robespierre’s government.

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Answered by Anonymous
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The Reign of Terror or simply The Terror was a period of about 11 months during the French Revolution. During this time, French people who did not support the revolution were executed at the guillotine. The Reign of Terror was started on 5 September, 1793. Robespierre was one of the last to be guillotined.

Robespierre tried his best to bring equality among French people by all means. The salient features of his government are given below :

(i) Robespierre's government issued laws placing a maximum ceiling on wages and prices. Meat and bread were rationed.

(ii) Peasants were forced to transport their grain to the cities and sell it at prices fixed by the government.

(iii) The use of more expensive white flour was forbidden. All citizens were required to eat the pain d'egalite (equality bread), a loaf made of whole wheat.

(iv) Equality was also sought to be practised through forms of speech and address.

(v) Instead of the traditional Monsieur (sir) and Madame (Madam) all French men and women were henceforth Citoyen and Citoyenne (citizen).

(vi) Churches were shut down and their buildings converted into barracks or offices.

Answered by aryanbsp80512
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The period from 1793 to 1794 is referred to 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 methods  were arrested, imprisoned and then tried by a

revolutionary tribunal. If the court found them ëguiltyí they

were guillotined.Robespierreís government issued laws placing a maximum ceiling

on wages and prices. Meat and bread were rationed. Peasants

were forced to transport their grain to the cities and sell it at

prices fixed by the government. The use of more expensive white

flour was forbidden; all citizens were required to eat the pain

díÈgalitÈ (equality bread), a loaf made of wholewheat. Equality

was also sought to be practised through forms of speech and

address. Instead of the traditional Monsieur (Sir) and Madame

(Madam) all French men and women were henceforth Citoyen

and Citoyenne (Citizen). Churches were shut down and their

buildings converted into barracks or offices.

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