Question

Explain the region of terror in brief which period in french history is knownas region of terror

Answer 1

The period from 1793 to 1794 is referred to as the Reign of Terror because Robespierre followed a policy of severe control andpunishment. Ex-nobles, clergy, members of other politicalparties, even members of his own party who did not agree with his methods were arrested, imprisoned and guillotined. (The guillotine is a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person is beheaded. It was named after DrGuillotin who invented it). Robespierre`s government issued laws placing a maximum ceiling on wages and prices. Meat and bread were rationed. Peasantswere forced to transport their grain to the cities and sell it atprices fixed by the government. The use of more expensive whiteflour was forbidden; all citizens were required to eat the equality bread. Equalitywas also sought to be practiced through forms of speech andaddress. Instead of the traditional Sir and Madameall French men and women were addressed as Citizen. Churches were shut down and theirbuildings converted into barracks or offices. Finally Robespierre wasconvicted by a court in July 1794, arrested and on the next daysent to the guillotine.