History - The Terror

Question	Answer
The Terror Crisis in France 1793 Revision Cards	History - Summer Exam 2016
France was at war with most of Europe Name four countries that France was at war with.	Britain, the Netherlands, Austria and Russia
There had been rebellions all over France following the death of who?	King Lois xvI
The price of ..................... rises	Bread
Why did the currency loose it's value?	Because too many banknotes were being issued
Name two committees that were elected to cope with the crises	Committee of Public safety & Committee of General Security
Who was the most famous member on the Committtee	Maximilien Robespierre
What happened to the people who were suspected of anti-revolutionary activities or helping France's enemies	They were guillotined
KEY WORDS JACOBIN - radical sort of french revolutionary TERROR - emergency government set up in 1792-1794	GIRONDIN - moderate sort of french revolutionary TRIBUNAL - a hearing court SANS-CULOTTES - urban workers who supported the revolution
who was one of the first people to be executed?	Marie-Antoinette, the former Queen
More that 12000 were guillotined, how many were nobles and how many were peasants & workers?	Nobles - 1031 Peasants & Workers - 7878
Name 3 famous revolutionaries	Maximillien Robespierre Jean-Paul Marat Gearges Danton

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