HIS 102 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I. The Jacobin RepublicA. Results B. The Convention Outline of Current Lecture I. The Jacobin Republic (cont’d) C. Radicalism1. Attempt to eradicate Christianity2. Reinvent time and the calendari. New calendar based on the passing of the seasons (1792 becomesyear 1)II. Why the terror?A. The Reign of Terror1. In Paris, dominated by the committee of public safetyi. 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 womenThese 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-slaveryiii. Anti-capital punishmentiv. Arrested during reign of terror for being an enemy of the republic-died before he could be executedv. Shows how badly the revolution went wrongB. Conservative opinion on the terror1. It happened because of Democracy-establishment had subverted God’s natural orderC. Counter-Revolution as a cause for fanaticism1. Re-establishment of the old order; overthrow of the revolution2. 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 power3. Vendee uprising (civil war) conducted by French priestsD. War with Austria 1. Marie Antoinette was daughter of empress of Austria2. Wanted to overthrow Jacobin Republic3. Push into French territoryIII. War and modern nationalism?A. National identity1. Nobody really feels nationalized2. No nationalized language (speaking different dialects)3. Identified locally4. War fosters nationalismB. Army1. Largest army mobilized in military history2. Creates loyalty to the nation 3. Everybody expected to contribute to the war effort4. New flag for the nation-replaced flag that signified the house of BourbonIV. The directory, 1794-99A. People tire of extremism1. Group of Jacobins conspire and arrest Robespierre-execute him2. Leads to new phase of the revolution-The Directory3. Want to take a moderate course (politically moderate Republicans)B. Ultimate failure to bring political
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