the reign of terror was a necessary evil discuss
The Reign of Terror was engineered by The National Convention government in response to what France was experiencing at that time. There was a potential revolt by the clergy and nobility in La Vendee who were unwilling to surrender their privileges. Abroad France was facing a difficulty war against almost every European country.
Robespierre himself justified the terror saying,"In order for us to establish and consolidate democracy, we must first annihiliate the enemy at home and abroad or else we shall perish." This may sound like propaganda but indeed the revolution was under seige. All the known enemies of the revolution were thwarted, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and many nobles.
It is also naive to exaggerate the effects of the terror yet we have worst holocuast scenarios for example Hitler, Mussolini, Idi Amin, Robert Mugabe etc led to the death of thousands if not millions of people.
it was not necessary because it brought political instability in France which resulted in economic decline and loss of property. Industries were closed down hence jobless which created an atmospheric of violence.
The reign of terror was both a curse and a blessing.It was a curse in that it started to devour its own children as many innocent lives were lost through the law of suspects and other laws that were introduced by the convention during the reign of terror.it was a curse in that it crippled the business industry through the law of maximum but one must know that this law of maximum was also a blessing in that it managed to stablise prices of basic commodities such as grain.more details will be discussed as the essay unfolds.
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http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/french-revolution-the-reign-terror.html
indeed it would be logical to argue that terror was necessary in order to salvage the rapidly deterioting political and military situation in france especially after 1791.Howevea it must be emphasized that after the main internal and external threats to the republic had been suppressed ,terror then became totally retrogressive and unnecessary
it was necessary bcoz it eliminated the enemies of the revolution internally and externally ,it also created economic stability however it killed innocent people through the law of suspicion whereby one could be accused just bcoz of hatred
to a greater extent the reign of terror was necessary since it was the one which manage to preserve the gains of the revolution
IT WAS NECESSARY AS IT UNITED THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE AND HAD A SINGLE WILL TO ELIMINATE THE ENEMY AND PROTECT PRINCIPLES OF THE REVOLUTION IT WAS THE ONLY WAY FRANCE WOULD ERADICATE DESPOTISM. HOWEVER LOOKING AT THE OTHER SIDE OF A COIN IT WAS EVIL IT CORRUPTED THE REVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES
to a greater extent it was necessary because it killed the enemies of the revolution through the law of suspicious. lt also solve economic and religious problems in france through grain requisitioning and declaration of the church.On the other hand it killed innocent people and laws introduced on religious increased external threats and cause disorder in France
Although terror was necessary to eliminate the enemies of the revolution,one cannot ignore the fact that some revolutioners such as Robespierre overused the terror because instead of ending terror after it had accomplished its purpose,he actually intensified it. The intensification of terror was prompted by selfish personal ambitions.This resulted in the execution of Danton and his followers.This clearly shows that Robespierre was using terror as a tool of promoting dictatorship.
Although terror was necessary for eliminating the enemies of the revolution,one cannot ignore the fact that Robespierre overused the terror because instead of ending terror after it had accomplished its purpose,he actually intensified it. The intensification of terror was prompted by selfish personal ambitions.This resulted in the execution of Danton and his followers.This clearly shows that Robespierre was using terror as a tool of promoting dictatorship.
to a greater extent was necessary because.it solve economic and religious problem in france tru set of the maximum price of basic commodities and declaration of the church about payment of salaries to the priest.on the other hand it killed the innocent people on law introduced and caused external threats in france and this caused disorder in france
Terror was necessary because it was the only solution proposed to subdue the revolutionary foes both internally & externally.However,the terror was somewhere somehow evil because it submerged its participators and shed the innocent blood on national razor. Thus one can embrace the fact that,"terror was a necessary evil"
to a larger extent it was a necessary evil because it managed to preserve the fruits of the revolution through the unity the reign of terror brought. but however the reign of terror ended up devouring children of the revolution through de law o suspects in which inocent ctzens were killed by falls accusation due to hatred
how far was Robespierre responsible for the reign of terror
Lessly the reign of terror was a necessary evil for it brought about equality before the law, abolished the power of the roman catholic chuch, equal division of goods, protect innocent souls from revolts. However threats for wars, recruitment of troops, law of suspects and law of prairial were too radical for human livin
Reign of terror was evil becoz a number of innocent ppl were killed and ppl were living under fear becoz of the law of suspects. however, one can say the reign of terror was necessary becoz it stabilizes French economy and internal and external threats were suppressed
It was necessary because some people who were against change and revolution were punished
it was a necessary evil as the revolution was only left with loyal citizens.although it should not be left unsaid that it led to serious loss of many innocent souls
Assume you mean France.
Other countries (eg: USA) managed to install something like democracy without anything like happened in France, but you better read up on the subject and say a lot more than I just did.
In particular read previous responses to this question below.
It was a gud measure by that time since there was anarchy in France by that. There was no any measure than to introduce death penalty. Since the French people were only understanding violence than peace
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it was not necessary becoz innocent people were also killed
The reign of terror ws a neccessary evil since it guillotined king Louis XVI who caused the death of many pple in franch.However it was not a neccessary neccessary evil since it killed innocent pple as well as revolutionaries due to hatred.some historians claims tt reign of terror devouring its own children
robspeirre was responsible for the reign of terror coz he is the one who was too radical evidanced by the killing of danton aND HERBET THROUG HIS TYRRANY AND DICTATORSHIP.
it was not neccesary becoz many innocent people were killed
it was necessary evil because it created economic stability and it managed to preserve the gains of the revolution however innocent people were killed through the law of suspicion and it corrupted the revolutionary principles.
yes it was a necessary evil because it eliminated France's internal and external enemies
The reign of terror was not a neccesary evil since it was the only way to protect the revolution which was undersge.
the reign of terror was a necessary evil because it devoured its children .this is evidenced through the law of suspicion which witnessed the death of innocent French citizens.however, it is important to note that it also united the citizens and is responsible for political stability.
the reign of terror was a necessary evil bcz it established the law of fouty sous. this law was meant for the prices of guds.the pricies were greatly reduced so that people afforded to buy those that they want. however this law gave a great adva to the leaders who sayed they should buy first bcz wah dey buy were meant for the was so the reign of terror was an unnecessay evil
The reign of terror was necessary evil bcz it devoured its childrn
it was not necessary to kill people in the name of the revolution because France became virtually a policy state and in the words of Denis Richards 'all dreaded the knock on the door after dark . this was according to CA LEADS 'Tyrrany waste even than that of the ancient regime .many pple were killed almost 80 percent of the third estate who were innocent guillotined
the terror was a necessary evil for the purpose of restoring order among the french people , however it was not necessary since France had already chased the foreign armies i.e the first coalition.
it abolished the ruling classes and started a parliament,therefore it was a necessary evil
THE REIGN OF TERROR WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE IT ELIMINATEDTHE ENEMIS OF THE REVOLUTION .APART FROM THAT IT UNITED THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE,HOWEVER IT DOES NOT NEED ONE TO PUT ON SPECIAL GLASSES TO SEE THAT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY SINCE INNOCENT BLOOD WAS SHED
The reign of terror was indeed a necessary evil as it was to protect the revolution from its enemies,however it was not a necessary evil on that innocent people were killed of just suspicion only without given time to prove there innocents
The reign of terror was a curse indeed ....people were forced to make uniforms,moi the army forcefully ,of which those who hoarded goods were guillotined. However it was also a blessing I disguise since everyone would AFford to buy bread
the reign of terror was a necessary evil because it suppressed internal revolts like La Vendee, external threats like the first coalition were repulsed across every boarder,however it got to the extremes and as a result it created more enemies than friends of the french revolution
The reign of terror was necessary due to the fact that it helped to manage the gains of revolution . Nevertheless , it is prudent to note that it was evil in the sense that , innocent souls were executed due to law of suspect . This seeks to explain the above in detail .
Here's another site that addresses why The Terror was thought necessary:
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255/kat_anna/terror.html
The reign of terror was necessary to a greater extent bcoz it killed innocent people .However to a lesser extent it was not necessary bcoz it brought politcal instability in France which resulted in economic decline and loss of property,
reign of terror was meaningless as robespirre too bkam a victim
it also klld innocent ppl and instilled fear