European History French Revolutions short 8
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- Red mass
- guillotine killings in Paris, viewed by thousands
- indulgents
- those who supported more relaxed policies than the revolutionary tribunal
- Louis de Sant-Just
- Robespierre’s left hand man, a big proponent of the terror.
- Antoine Fouquier Tinville
- Prosecuting attorney for the revolutionary tribunal, tried Danton’s case.
- 22 Prairial
- increased the number of people regarded as “public enemies†and speeded up process by which they could be condemned to death.
- Describe Paris during the reign of terror. How were the executions conducted? How did the public react? How did the condemned meet their death?
- Anyone suspected of being slightly counterrevolutionary was sent to the guillotine. Given a short, but unfair trial by the revolutionary tribunal. The stench of dead bodies became extreme and the people met their deaths in all sorts of ways - between calmly and in rage.
- How did the revolutionary leaders attempt to suppress Christianity? Were they successful?
- They ridiculed clergy's celibacy, renamed streets that had been named after Saints, endorsed destruction of Christian symbols, made new non-Christian calendar, held parties called "festivals of reason" in churches. Only kind of successful;mixed reactions.
- What led to the arrest of Danton? How did he react when he heard of his impending arrest?
- Danton advocated tolerance towards religion and moderate politics - opposing the Committee of Public Safety. He could have escaped, instead greeted the patrol coming to arrest him.
- Describe the trial and execution of Danton.
- Danton gave long speeches, demanded witnesses and a more normal trial, went to his execution with a sense of humor.
- Who were the victims of the guillotine?
- the hundreds of innocent people who were killed during the terror