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This paper discusses how the transition from the first phase of the French Revolution, roughly from 1789 to 1792, to its second phase, from 1792 to the fall of Robespierre in 1794, marks the transformation of the Revolution from an attempt to build a constitutional monarchy to a radical attempt to build a leftist state. The aim of this paper is to compare the two phases of the revolution, identify the main revolutionaries who played a role in both phases and determine what encouraged this radicalization process. It also attempts to analyze the causes of the ideology shift and whether it was worth the cause in the end, depending on the objectives that each political fractions had

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"With the creation of the Committee of Public Safety, under the control of Robespierre and the Jacobins, the Girondins, a more moderate faction, were removed from power and the Reign of Terror was formally adopted as the way to fight both the enemies inside and those outside. The Law of Suspects creates the legal basis for the Reign of Terror and for the fight against the enemies within the boundaries of the country. If we are to have a look at the main political fractions dominating the Reign of Terror, from center to the far right, we find the Girondins, republicans in their beliefs, who rule until June 1793, when they fall from power and are tried and executed in October. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Popkin, Jeremy. A History of Modern France. 3rd Edition.

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