How did the Terror change the course of the French Revolution? What empowered the Terror, and why did it end?

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1. The role of Maximilien de Robespierre
2. Fear of foreign invasion and counterrevolution
3. The influence of the sans-culottes
4. How the Terror marked the end of the Jacobins' and sans-culottes' power as future leaders sought to prevent the excesses of those groups
5. The Terror's impact on the foreign perception of the revolution

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a. Christians and Muslims. b. animists and shambas. c. communists and capitalists. d. Tutsi and Hutus. e. rural and urban inhabitants.

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A) solve math problems B) keep, sort lists C) turn data into music (with some help) D) send e-mail

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Under Mao, regions inhabited by racial minorities were

a. given independent self-rule. b. depopulated through genocide. c. depopulated through resettlement. d. occupied by the Chinese army.

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The dramatic growth of cities during the nineteenth century was caused primarily by

a. the rise in industry and commerce. b. the growth of railways. c. the desire of more people to live in urban environments. d. the cheaper food there than in the countryside.

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