Assignment Problem:
Read Chapter 22 ("Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775 - 1825") in Sources of World Societies (SWS).
22 - 3 Robespierre Justifies Terror as a Tool of Revolutionary Change.
Q1. What are the aims of the French Revolution as Robespierre describes them? Are they achievable goals or unreasonable goals for society?
Q2. How does Robespierre justify his vision of terror? Against whom should terror be directed?
Q3. Robespierre advocates for democracy. How might he define democracy? How does he imagine terror will help to achieve democracy?