Zusammenfassung der Ressource
THE REIGN OF TERROR
IN FRANCE
- Definitions of revolution
- a revolution is a dramatic change which requires mass support
- types of revolutions: social, political and economic
- 1789 beginning of the French Revolution
- 18th century Europe
- most european countries run by kings or emperors
- absolute monarchies- beleived they had the divine right
- all governments autocratic except Britain
- Hierachy- 3 estates
- Causes of the revolution
- Louis not a good leader
- financial difficulties- French monarch was broke
- need for tax reform- middle class taxed. caused uporar
- population divided into 3 states
- France sent troops to America, introduction to revolutionary ideas
- age of enlightenment
- the moderate phase
- political change
- creation of the national assembly 1789
- Robespierre leader
- evidence that revolution would become more radical
- 1789 storming of the bastille and versailles
- France became constitutional monarchy
- declaration of the rights of the man 1789
- Tennis Court oath 1788, meeting of the estates called
- the radical phase
- war with Austria
- Louis flees country- commits treason
- Louis and Marie A send letters to Austria
- NA decides counter-revs will be guillotined
- reign of terror
- started 1793 after the execution of louis xvi and ended 1794
- louis accused of treason
- political enemies against the jacobins
- the impact of the terror
- France no longer a like country
- failed to achieve Robespierre's aims
- death, mass casualties
- destroyed the estates
- defeated counter revolutionary threat