Question

why is the time of robespierre known as the reign of terror

Answer 1

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 started on 5 September, 1793. The violencehappened more and more often in June and July of 1794, a period called la Grande Terreur (The Great Terror), which ended 27 July 1794, when several important leaders of the Reign of Terror were executed, including Saint-Just and Robespierre. The Terror took the lives of between 18,500 to 40,000 people.

Robespierre died due to the Thermidorian Reaction. This was a revolt against the revolution otherwise called a counter-revolution. Robespierre was guillotined.

After the Reign of Terror, Napoleon Bonaparte rose to be the emperor of France. This showed France was weak.

Answer 2

it is known as reign of terror because Robespierre follow the policy of severe control and punishment .suppose if the court found them guilty then they will be guillotined it is a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which the person is beheaded named after the scientist Dr guillotined who invented it Robespierre's government issued laws placing a maximum ceiling on wages and prices meat and bread where rationed peasants were forced to transport their grains going to the cities and sell it that fixed prices by the government the use of more expensive white flour was forbidden all citizens were required to eat pain degalite that is equality bread a life made of whole-wheat equality was also sought to be practiced through forms of speech and address churches were shut down and buildings converted into Barracks or offices

the time period is 1793-1794