HIS 102 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I The Jacobin Republic A Results B The Convention Outline of Current Lecture I The Jacobin Republic cont d C Radicalism 1 Attempt to eradicate Christianity 2 Reinvent time and the calendar i year 1 New calendar based on the passing of the seasons 1792 becomes II Why the terror A The Reign of Terror 1 In Paris dominated by the committee of public safety i Leader of the committee was Maximillian Robespierre the incorruptible ii Established tribunals regular laws and due process was suspended executed thousands of people accused of being enemies of the republic kangaroo courts 2 Marquis de Condorcet i Champion of political rights of women These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute ii Anti slavery iii Anti capital punishment iv Arrested during reign of terror for being an enemy of the republicdied before he could be executed v B Shows how badly the revolution went wrong Conservative opinion on the terror 1 It happened because of Democracy establishment had subverted God s natural order C Counter Revolution as a cause for fanaticism 1 Re establishment of the old order overthrow of the revolution 2 If you have a revolution you will have a counter revolution because people who had formerly been at the top will try to re establish power 3 Vendee uprising civil war conducted by French priests D War with Austria 1 Marie Antoinette was daughter of empress of Austria 2 Wanted to overthrow Jacobin Republic 3 Push into French territory III War and modern nationalism A National identity 1 Nobody really feels nationalized 2 No nationalized language speaking different dialects 3 Identified locally 4 War fosters nationalism B Army 1 Largest army mobilized in military history 2 Creates loyalty to the nation 3 Everybody expected to contribute to the war effort 4 New flag for the nation replaced flag that signified the house of Bourbon IV The directory 1794 99 A People tire of extremism 1 Group of Jacobins conspire and arrest Robespierre execute him 2 Leads to new phase of the revolution The Directory 3 Want to take a moderate course politically moderate Republicans B Ultimate failure to bring political stability
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