1. Radical Revolution and Reaction
Chapter 11 Sec 2
Radical Revolution and Reaction

2. What were the differences between the Girondins and the Mountain?
The girondins represented the provinces. They feared the radical mobs in Paris and leaned toward keeping the king alive.
The mountain represented the interests of the radicals in Paris

3. During the Reign of terror, thousands of people were killed by the guillotine why do you think the revolutionaries decided to use the guillotine to execute people?
The guillotine was believed to kill quickly and humanely

4. Whom did the Committee of Public safety consider to be enemies of the state?
Anyone who opposed the National Convention was considered an enemy

5. How did the French revolutionary army help to create modern nationalism?
It was the creation of people's government, not a professional army established by a ruling dynasty.
Its wars were people’s wars, not the dynasty

6. Describe the government that replaced the National Convention.
The new government had a legislative assembly with two chambers and an executive committee called the directory

7. What factors helped Napoleon overthrow the Directory?
Directory’s era was one of corruption and graft
It was faced with political enemies
Unable to find a solution to the countries economic problems
Still carrying wars left from the committee of Public Safety
It relied increasingly on the military to maintain its power
Napoleon was a successful and popular general

8. Who were members that took up arms against France?
Austria
Prussia
Spain
Portugal
Britain
Dutch Republic
Russia
What was the result of this conflict?
New French army repelled invasion

9. Define Faction Dissenting groups over the fate of the king Elector
Individuals qualified to vote in an election
Coup d'état
Sudden overthrow of the government

10. Georges Danton Minister of justice
Sought revenge on those who had aided the king and resisted popular will
Led to thousands of arrests and a massacre

11. Jean-Paul Marat Published radical journal called Friend of the people
Called for mob violence
Right for the poor to take by force what they needed from the rich

12. Committee of Public Safety
Committee of 12 people
Acted to defend France from foreign and domestic threats
Put in place the Reign of Terror
Close to 40,000 people were killed

13. Maximilien Robespierre
Led the Committee of Public Safety
Member of National Convention
Anyone opposed be being governed by the general will should be executed

14. Reign of Terror Put in place by committee of public safety
12 month period from
Prosecute internal enemies of the revolutionary republic
40,000 people were killed 16,000 by guillotine
Executions were held in places that had openly rebelled against the authority of the National Convention