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FrenchRevolution6.3
Radical Days of Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Suffrage | right to vote |
| Robespierre | a shrewd lawyer and politician, quickly rose to the leadership of the Committee of Public Safety. |
| Reign of Terror | the period during the French Revolution between September 1793 and July 1794 when hundreds of thousands of people were arrested for not supporting the revolution. Thousands of people were executed. |
| guillotine | device used during the Reign of Terror to execute thousands by beheading |
| Napoleon | a popular military hero who had won a series of brilliant victories against the Austrians in Italy |
| nationalism | a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country |
| Marseilles | French port city; troops marched to a patriotic song as they marched from this city inspiring the French national anthem |