...In the Reign of Terror thousands of people were killed and arrested. The French people tried to kill the enemies within the country. Also France won a war. The Reign of Terror was somewhat justified because some good things came out of it, many people were killed, and the guillotine. The Reign of Terror was somewhat justified because some good things came out of it. An example is, since the French were killing enemies within their own country they were gaining victories outside their country like in the war against Austria and Prussia (Document B). Also in document E they mention that the Committee of Public Safety was established with the purpose to protect the citizens from the enemies within and outside of France (Document E). In addition to establishing the Committee of Public Safety the Committee of Public Safety was successful and quashed the enemies. Also the...
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...September 5, 1793 was the end of Louis XVI rule and the start of the Reign of Terror where 40,000 people were executed. In France, Louis XVI has just been guillotined and everyone is deranged and confused. This marked the 18-month period of the Reign of Terror. The Reign of Terror was lead by Maximilien Robespierre and the government proceeded to execute a large number of people. The government was targeting individuals that were considered to be enemies of the revolution. One of those targets was the Catholic Church which they saw as outdated. While outside the country there was tension that escalated into war. They were facing problems inside and outside the country. Was this method of execution during the Reign of terror justified. The reign of terror was not justified because the outside threat did not require it, the inside threat did not deserve it, and the the methods were to extreme. External threats did not require it. An example of this is that they closed the churches by revolutionary government and that is wrong because people should always be able to choose what they believe in (Document A). Another example is the government denies legal counsel to accused enemies of the revolution (Document A). It not right to treat people disrespectfully for thinking differently than the...
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...Reign of Terror lasted from September 1793 until the fall of Robespierre in 1794. Its purpose was to purge France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders. Phase of the French Revolution. It began with the overthrow of the Girondins and the ascendancy of the Jacobins under Robespierre. Against a background of foreign invasion and civil war, opponents were persecuted and 16000 executed by the guillotine. The reign of terrors methods were used , and losing a lot of their population using forces like the guillotine, as in document F the methods were way too harsh the guillotine was Between June 1793 and the end of July 1794, there were 16,000 death sentences in France . However, the total number of deaths in...
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...The Red Reign of Terror Al Qaeda, ISIS, Boko Haram; all terrorist groups that have killed hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, and strike fear in the eye of the public, even the world. How far would you go to achieve “success”? The French Revolution lasted approximately eighteen months starting January 1793 until July 1794. During that time, twenty-thousand plus people were killed using the guillotine, including King Louis XVI. The Reign of Terror was not necessary for the French to obtain success, because the French Revolution could have been just as successful without it. The Tribunal was a group of members that was only chosen by the National Convention, which is known as the revolutionary government (Doc E). Their job was to watch for any suspicious foreigners suspected of counterrevolutionary activities and kill them (Doc E). Their power was despotic and above all civilians, which gave them the opportunity to expel any suspected foreigners on the spot (Doc E). This was not justified because if you were thought to be a counter revolutionist and you really weren't one, you probably wouldn't be spared as they would not believe or listen to you. This corrupt power of the Tribunal really kicked off the suppressing of individual rights and unnecessary violence with a bang. In November of 1793 Christian churches were closed by revolutionary government (Doc A). This meant that the government had taken away the civilians religious freedom which did not make religious authority...
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...Should people go to the extreme and provoke the rights of citizens if that meant they were protecting the country? During the French Revolution in the late 1700’s, France went to extreme measures to protect their country and called for The Reign of Terror. The Reign of Terror killed thousands of people, mainly using a guillotine, to protect their country without actual evidence of why they were an enemy or threat. The Reign of Terror was not justified because of their very extreme measures and killings, not enough or no evidence at all for the killings, and for violating the rights of the people. Under any circumstance, there is no reason a person’s rights should be violated, if they do not have enough evidence. Document A shows us the many...
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...Robespierre was a "bloodthirsty charlatan" or a "defender of the Republic", differently people hold different opinions. Some people assert that Robespierre effectively used dictatorship to stop the spread of evil; others rebut the aforementioned claim, espousing the idea that Robespierre adapted extremely violent means to gain his own absolute power. As far as I am concerned, the latter opinion seems to be more appealing to me -- I think Robespierre should be called as a "bloodthirsty charlatan", since the end can never justify the means. First and foremost, according to Girondins, free speech and liberty should be defended all the time, "otherwise, the French Revolution is not worth fighting...
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...and consider them to be just. Robespierre was the leader of the Reign of Terror, and during the beginning of the French Revolution he believed that laws should obey fundamental rights according to this quote. Throughout the revolution however, his views changed drastically, and this is clearly shown in his speech to the National Convention regarding his justification for the Reign of Terror. His speech includes his justification for wanting France to be a republic and why the Reign of Terror must take place. The speech follows a format that goes from inspiring to contradictory very quickly. In the beginning of his speech, he outlines the aims, objectives and goals that the revolution set out to achieve as: liberty, equality, and brotherhood, however these were not achieved during the Reign of Terror.During the middle of the speech, Robespierre contradicts his previous goals/aims/objectives of liberty, equality, and justice by saying that the Reign of Terror was necessary to root out anyone who opposed the republic or die with them, because being a republic was what Robespierre believed was best for the nation of France. Robespierre believed that France needed the “virtues and miracles” that a republic conveyed, and they needed to do away with the “vices and snobbishness” that a monarchy displayed, as well as he wanted to be a model for the other nations of the world. His actions during the Reign of Terror , according to him, were justified by the virtue that is a republic.And, by...
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...specifically, the Reign of Terror, the name Maximilien Robespierre has become associated with those of tyrants and oppressive rulers. His image has been crafted with the likeness of a ruthless, bloody dictator, leader of the Jacobins, who sent thousands of French citizens to the guillotine. Such a man was vilified by his contemporaries and is still treated as such by much of prosperity, and his political agenda is regarded as that of a tyrannical leader. However, this is an unfair demonization of Robespierre, for his true beliefs and ideals mark him as a man who ardently believed in the revolutionary cause, and was willing to do what he could to elevate the rights of men in France. Maximilien de Robespierre was not corrupt and tyrannical as popular belief makes him out to be, but instead a revolutionary who acted in the name of democracy. The first of many accusations against Robespierre derives from the popular notion that he had enough power and authority during the Revolution to be properly labeled as a tyrant. This was not necessarily true. Far from wielding the power of an authoritarian dictator, or even a monarch, the only true position of power that Robespierre had ever held, aside from the presidency of the National Convention, was as a member of the Committee of Public Safety. The Committee of Public Safety consisted of twelve men who presided over the security of the new French Republic against both foreigners and internal rebels. The Committee was delegated nearly all...
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...Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, didn't get his nickname "the Terrible" right after he was born. Since there were no evidence of his papers, notes, or correspondence, it was hard for researchers to know the true facts about him. The only evidence that researchers were able to figure about him was that he was a sensitive, intelligent boy with a remarkably quick and intuitive mind. He realized that he should be aware of all the people around him and how precious his position is. He was judged at the times. In order to understand how Ivan was a bad person but a good leader, one must know the fact that he was still a good leader even though people neglected him for his actions. First of all, Ivan was the first Russian sovereign to be crowned...
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...white supremacists were conducting a reign of terror throughout the south in outright defiance of the Republican-led federal government. The most violent organization to rise, during this time, was the Ku Klux Klan, otherwise known as the KKK. Formed in Pulaski, Tennessee ; the Ku Klux Klan was originally a social club, but then grew violent as they felt violated by the federal government. The Ku Klux Klan grew into a hooded terrorist organization and included all classes of society. At the Klan’s peak, the membership exceeded four million people . Abram Colby, a former slave, reported being beaten violently by a lawyer, a doctor, and several farmers...
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...The French Revolution © Student Handouts, Inc. www.studenthandouts.com The Old Regime (Ancien Regime) • Old Regime – socio-political system which existed in most of Europe during the 18th century • Countries were ruled by absolutism – the monarch had absolute control over the government • Classes of people – privileged and unprivileged – Unprivileged people – paid taxes and treated badly – Privileged people – did not pay taxes and treated well Society under the Old Regime • In France, people were divided into three estates – First Estate • High-ranking members of the Church • Privileged class – Second Estate • Nobility • Privileged class – Third Estate • Everyone else – from peasants in the countryside to wealthy bourgeoisie merchants in the cities • Unprivileged class The Three Estates Estate Privileges Exemptions •Collected the tithe •Censorship of the press •Control of education •Kept records of births, deaths, marriages, etc. •Catholic faith held honored position of being the state religion (practiced by monarch and nobility) •Owned 20% of the land •Paid no taxes •Subject to Church law rather than civil law •Moral obligation (rather than legal obligation) to assist the poor and needy •Support the monarchy and Old Regime •Collected taxes in the form of feudal dues •Monopolized military and state appointments •Owned 20% of the land •Paid no taxes •Support the monarchy and Old Regime •Nobles First Population •Circa 25,000,000 •None •None •Paid all taxes...
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...Civil Liberties, Habeas Corpus, and the War on Terror U.S. Presidents have been known to assert their presidential prerogative in times of crisis. Their decisions, sometimes haste and irrational, were rarely challenged by the Supreme Court because of extenuating circumstances. Over the years, our nation’s leaders made the tough decisions that raised eyebrows in the Supreme Court and caused confusion among the American public. The latest battle that has our nation in an uproar is terrorism. Since the attack on September 11, 2001, the American government has exercised its powers to detain suspected terrorist or illegal combatants for the sake of national security. Such actions violate the right of habeas corpus which grants detainees due process in court. Is it a question of what is right according to the executive powers of war or the right of habeas corpus? The need to explore the right of habeas corpus is an understatement; during the war on terror, it was simply an afterthought. Habeas Corpus has evolved over the course of history but still holds the same core principles. Unlike the evolution of man, habeas corpus has been subjective to interpretation and uncertainty of its true meaning. The Habeas Corpus Act 1679 was passed during the reign of King Charles II by what became known as the Habeas Corpus Parliament to define and strengthen the ancient prerogative writ of habeas corpus, a procedural device to force the courts to examine the lawfulness of a prisoner's detention...
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...with Germany, choosing not to believe that Germany had “made up its mind to dominate the world by fear” already. Unfortunately, by the time Great Britain, France, and Italy, had no choice but to knowledge this, plunging into WWII was their only chance of stopping Germany and Adolf Hitler’s reign of terror. There were many instances where one would hope that the international community would step in. The League of Nations was created by the Treaty of Versailles. However this organization did not react to earlier similar aggressions. For example,Italy attacked Ethiopia in 1935. Haile Selassie was the emperor of Ethiopia at the time. He approached the League of Nations and asked them to defend them with military sanctions. They did nothing. Selassie’s response was that “God and history will remember your...
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...The Ethiopian Red Terror: A Sociological Perspective The Ethiopian Red Terror took place in the 1970’s after the aristocracy was overthrown. The violent actions were a result of a political power struggle between the Provisional Military Administrative council (Derg), and the Ethiopia People’s Revolutionary Party (EPRP). The Derg began mass killings and imprisonments for anyone they deemed to be counter-revolutionary, to which the EPRP responded with their own violence, which escalated to genocide. This case proves individual in its analysis as the violence was between two groups who came from the same political side that could not agree on the democratic rule of the country. The uniqueness of this case calls for the identification of different aspects of sociological framework in order to understand how it ensued. I will explore this understanding through the political violence between the parties and their relations as both perpetrators and victims of violence. Furthermore, sociological theory of genocide will be adapted to the Ethiopian case in order to gain an understanding of how it occurred. This case illustrates one motivated by political means that spiraled toward mass violence, and therefore exploration into political violence is necessary both as separate entities and how politics and violence interrelate to reproduce each other. The case of the Ethiopian Red Terror provides important framework in the theory of political violence and the civilising process of society...
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...You" In 1984 - Big Brother was the figurehead of "The Party" and starred in the essential "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU" propaganda posters displayed around Oceania. They constantly reminded the public that they were subject to punishment if they committed thought crime and kept them under continuous surveillance through "telescreens", hidden microphones, and flying helicopters. Today - Recently, there have been numerous allegations that the NSA have overstepped their boundaries through unlawful wiretapping, the request of personal information through numerous companies, and the mass warrantless collection of metadata. "Telescreens" In 1984 - "Telescreens" were devices that could broadcast the propaganda and news updates issued by the Party but could also be used as a surveillance system. These systems were installed in all residences of the Party, and in buildings...
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