Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror, 1793–94, period of the French Revolution characterized by a wave of executions of presumed enemies of the state. Directed by the Committee of Public Safety, the Revolutionary government's Terror was essentially a war dictatorship, instituted to rule the country in a national emergency.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Outcome
• Government and Economy
• Confinement and Execution
• Origins of the Terror
• Bibliography

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