The French Revolution
There was a loud "thunk" as the blade hit the wood block, silence and then a cheer rose up from the crowd as yet another nobleman's head rolled. The French Revolution was one of the bloodiest and radical revolutions in history, it was responsible for changing the lives of millions of people. The reality of the French revolution is 8 periods of constant change and successions of policies and leaders, with each new leader and party brining amendments to the revolution. The French Revolution was revolutionary. For organizational purposes this essay is divided up by periods of reforms: The National Assembly, Napoleon Rule, and the Reign of Terror & the Directory. During the National Assembly government was strengthened suddenly with the abolishment of Feudal Governments and the development of Local Departments. The revolution ended with Napoleons rule which was filled with new political ideas such as Nationalism. The gap in-between or the Reign of Terror/Directory was filled with reforms focused mainly on the sudden Thermidorian Reaction or the overthrow of the Jacobins. The National Assembly hit like a Tsunami and reformed the French Government greatly. On the Night of the 4th of August the National Assembly met and
The French Revolution was an amazing period of sudden changes. All eight sections of the Revolution had their own specific reforms vital for the revolutionary process. Feudal Governments were overthrown and developed into Local Departments. The Jacobin radical group was outlawed. And finally Napoleon instituted many reforms that benefited the country. He organized the Government into a centralized government under the Code Napoleon, kept the nation under strict control using his idea of Nationalism, and developed surrounding kingdoms under French rule. Vice-President Hubert Humphrey said, "History teaches us that the great revolutions aren't started by people who are utterly down and out, without hope and vision. They take place when people begin to live a little better - and when they see how much remains to be achieved." The Reign of Terror/Directory was revolutionary in that the Jacobins were overthrown in the Thermidorian Reaction. A committee was established to solely govern France. The Committee of Public Safety had nine members. They were established with the power to do anything to save the Republic from internal and external perils. They were later enlarged to a committee of 12 members and they exercised control over every aspect of French Life. The Committee decided that the best way to save France was to do away with all those who opposed the Revolution. Then the Committee developed a new policy that involved the use of the guillotine across France. Many were killed, most from the aristocracy classes or those that were of wealth. The Committee was in favor of imposed equality by direct democracy, punishment and violence. The guillotine was the "scythe of equality, the people's axe." In accordance to the guillotine the 'Law of Suspects' was passed. This Law allowed of the arrest of those that were believed to have opposed the revolution. The radicals or the Jacobins dominated the Committee loosely and followed the needs of the Sans-Culottes, or the lower members of societ
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