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The Terror Flashcards

1
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when was Louis executed?

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21 January 1793

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2
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Key factors contributing to Louis’ execution?

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Armoire de fer
September massacres
Public voting
War failures
Economic situation
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3
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When was the armoire de for discovered?

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20 December 1792

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4
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When were the September massacres and what caused them?

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2-6 December 1792

Caused by the siege of Verdun causing panic in Paris

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5
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When did the War of the First Coalition start?

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March 1793

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6
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When did Lafayette defect?

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August 1792

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7
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When does Dumoriez defect and why?

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In April 1792 after he is defeated at Neerwinden, causing him to agree with the Austrians to march on Paris and dissolve the Convention, although his army wouldn’t follow him so he was forced to defect

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What effect did Dumoriez’s defection have on the Convention?

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Heightened suspicion of the Girondins as they had backed him

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9
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What caused the Vendee rebellion?

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A levy of 300,000 troops in March 1793

The sale of church land causing higher rents

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10
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When did the Vendee happen and when did they take Choulet?

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March 1793

14 March

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11
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When did the Convention send an army of 100,000 and when did they crush the rebellion?

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6 September after an army of 30,000 failed

Crushed by December

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12
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When was the CGS established?

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October 1792

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13
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When were representants en mission established, and how many were there?

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March 1793

83

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14
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When was the Revolutionary Tribunal established

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March 1793

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15
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When was the CPS established?

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April 1793

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16
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What happened 3rd May 1793?

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8,000 sans culottes surrounded the Convention demanding price controls that Robespierre but into place despite Girondin objections

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17
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What happened 2nd June 1793?

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100,000 sans culottes surrounded the Convention and demanded that the Girondins be expelled, leading to 29 deputies being expelled

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18
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What sparked the federalist revolt?

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Girondin explosions from the Convention

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19
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How many departements protested against the explosions?

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60/83

20
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Why was Toulon so dangerous for the French?

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It joined forces with the British

It contained 1/3 of the French navy

21
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When was Toulon crushed and by who?

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December by Napoleon

22
Q

When was the Jacobin constitution produced and why was it never put in place?

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24 June 1973

Because of the war

23
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When was the levee en masse issued?

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23 August 1793

24
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Who was given immediate military service under the levee en masse?

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All men aged 18-25 without dependents

25
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How many generals were executed in 1793?

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17

26
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Who murdered Marat and when?

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Charlotte Corday

13 July 1793

27
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Why were armees revolutionaries established?

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To force farmers to surrender grain and to attach orders

Established 9 September

28
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What was the Law of the General Maximum?

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A law passed on the 29 September that put price controls on a wider range of goods- same as the price for 1790 plus one third
Also imposed wage regulations

29
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What was the Law of Suspects?

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A law passed not he 17 September 1793 that broadened the definition of a suspect

30
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Who was the first of the show trials?

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Marie Antoinette who was executed on the 16 October

31
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How many cases did the Tribunal deal with between September and December?

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500,000

32
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Who else was executed in show trials?

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21 expelled Girondins, duc d’Orleans and Madame Roland

33
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How many were killed in Lyons with grapeshot?

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2,000

34
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Where were people executed in mass drownings?

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Nantes

35
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When did dechristianisation become an official policy?

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October 1793

36
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What did Notre Dame become?

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The Temple of Reason

37
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What was the Law of 14 Frimaire?

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A law passed 4 December to limit san culotte influence by disbanding armees revolutionaires and popular societies while also giving the CPS direct power over ministers, generals, representents en mission and local government

38
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What was passed to try and console sans culottes in December 1793?

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Laws of Ventose promised them a share of property, although this was largely ignored

39
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When were the Herbertists executed?

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24th March 1794

40
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When were the Indulgents executed and who were the leaders?

A

5 March

Danton and Desmoulins

41
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When was the Festival of the Supreme being?

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8th June 1974

42
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What was the Law of the 22 Prairial?

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A law on the 8 May 1794 that centralised Terror, closing down all provincial Tribunals, ensuring trials could only last 3 days and that the only outcomes were death or acquittal as well as not allowing a defence or witnesses

43
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How many executions between 10 June and 26 July?

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1284

44
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What percent of executions under the Great Terror were from the first 2 estates?

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60%

35% noble, 25% clergy

45
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Reasons for Robespierre’s downfall?

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He had a month in isolation which raised suspicion and fear
In his first speech on the 8 Thermidor (26 July) he made unspecific comments about people making people scared
Tensions within the CPS
Fears that he was becoming a dictator

46
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When was Robespierre and the rest of the CPS executed?

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10 Thermidor (28 July)

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