HIST 2P92 Lecture 7: HIST 2P92--MAR 2, 17
8 Mar 2017
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July 1793: assassination of marat (ami du peuple), by. Marat was an important figure in france. Occur in times of military weakness in. Painting by jacques louis david, a good friend of marat. Painting solidified marat image as a martyr of the revolution. He became a martyr for the radical and. The terror : aspects of the terror: committee of public safety. A steering committee, had 25 members in its beginning. Becomes more powerful and its membership goes down. Danton, is the driving force in the committee. He wants the committee to became the official government of france. Purpose was to contained the popular movement in paris. Number of radical leaders who fought for power. Satisfy the demands of the people -control prices, implement the death penalty: levee en masse. Was a response to the difficult situation in france. The civil war, the war with foreign powers (austria/prussia/england) It was a conscription law to mobilized everyone for the war effort.
