Question

1. what occurred on june 4th, 1794?
2. robespierre made many enemies during his leadership of the national convention. explain.
3. what occurred on july 28th, 1794?
4. what revolutionary government replaced the national convention?
5. who led an overthrow of the directory in 1799?

Explanation:

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Key events and political shifts during the Reign of Terror and its aftermath.

Step 1: Question 39 - June 4, 1794

On June 4, 1794, Maximilien Robespierre was unanimously elected president of the National Convention. This occurred just days before the Festival of the Supreme Being (June 8) and the passage of the infamous Law of 22 Prairial (June 10), which accelerated the Reign of Terror.

Step 2: Question 40 - Robespierre's Enemies

Robespierre alienated and made enemies of many groups during his leadership of the National Convention due to:

• The Reign of Terror: He used the Committee of Public Safety to arrest and execute anyone suspected of treason, including former allies and moderate revolutionaries like Georges Danton.
• The Cult of the Supreme Being: He attempted to replace Christianity with his own artificial deistic religion, which alienated both traditional Catholics and secular atheists within the government.
• Paranoia and Threats: In his final speeches, he announced he had a new list of traitors within the National Convention but refused to name them, causing almost every member to fear they were next on his execution list.

Step 3: Question 41 - July 28, 1794

On July 28, 1794 (the 10th of Thermidor in the French Republican Calendar), Maximilien Robespierre and several of his closest allies, including Saint-Just, were executed by guillotine in Paris. This event, following the Thermidorian Reaction, marked the end of the Reign of Terror.

Step 4: Question 42 - Replacement of the National Convention

The revolutionary government that replaced the National Convention was the Directory (established by the Constitution of 1795). It was a five-member executive committee designed to avoid the dictatorship of a single ruler or committee.

Step 5: Question 43 - Overthrow of the Directory

The coup d'état of 18 Brumaire (November 9, 1799) overthrew the Directory. This coup was led by Napoleon Bonaparte, along with political figures like Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès, establishing the French Consulate with Napoleon as First Consul.

Answer:

• 39. What occurred on June 4, 1794?

Maximilien Robespierre was unanimously elected President of the National Convention.

• 40. Robespierre made many enemies during his leadership of the National Convention. Explain.

Robespierre created widespread fear and hostility by executing political rivals (including former allies like Danton), attempting to impose a new state religion (the Cult of the Supreme Being), and threatening unnamed members of the National Convention with arrest and execution, forcing his colleagues to unite against him for their own survival.

• 41. What occurred on July 28, 1794?

Maximilien Robespierre was executed by guillotine, ending the Reign of Terror.

• 42. What revolutionary government replaced the National Convention?

The Directory.

• 43. Who led an overthrow of the Directory in 1799?

Napoleon Bonaparte.