Reign of Terror (5 sept. 1793 – 28 juill. 1794)

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- The government was breaking, and out emerged two factions, Girondians, who were moderates, and the Jacobins, who were extremists
- Maximilien Robespierre emerged as the new leader, part of the Jacobins
- They really wanted to preserve the revolution, so even if somebody said you were against the revolution, you were guilty
- 17 000 were excuted
- King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were executed
- It ended with Robespierre being executed