Reign of Terror (sep 5, 1793 – jul 28, 1794)

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- the period during which Robespierre’s Committee of Public Safety tried and executed thousands suspected of treason
- a new revolutionary culture was imposed
- forced compliance with republic beliefs and practices
- revolutionary courts tried “enemies of the nation”
- 40,000 people were either executed or died in prison
- most controversial phase of the revolution
- “necessary measure” to “save the republic”
- directed against any and all anti-revolutionaries

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