Weegy: After the resolution of the foreign wars during 1791-1793, the violence associated with the Reign of Terror increased significantly: only roughly 4% of executions had occurred before November 1793 (Brumaire, Year I), [ thus signaling to many that the Reign of Terror might have had additional causes.[2] These could have included inherent issues with revolutionary ideology,[3] and/or the need of a weapon for political repression in a time of significant foreign and civil upheaval,[2] leading to many different interpretations by historians. Many historians have debated the reasons why the French Revolution took such a radical turn during the Reign of Terror of 1793-1794. The public was frustrated that the social equality and anti-poverty measures that the Revolution originally promised were not coming to fruition. Jacques Roux’s “Manifesto of the Enraged” in June 25th, 1793 describes the extent to which, four years into the Revolution, these goals were largely unattained by the common people.[4] The foundation of the Terror is centered on the April 1793 creation of the Committee of Public Safety and its militant Jacobin delegates. The National Convention believed that the Committee needed to rule with “near dictatorial power” and the Committee was delegated new and expansive political powers to quickly respond to popular demands.[5] Those in power believed the Committee of Public Safety was an unfortunate, but necessary and temporary reaction to the pressures of foreign and civil war.[6] Historian Albert Mathiez argues that the authority of the Committee of Public Safety was based on the necessities of war, as those in power realized that deviating from the will of the people was a temporary emergency response measure in order to secure the ideals of the Republic. According to Mathiez, they “touched only with trepidation and reluctance the regime established by the Constituent Assembly” so as not to interfere with the early accomplishments of the ... (More)