Compare And Contrast The Reign Of Terror And Robespierre

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As Maximilien Robespierre gained power almost as a dictator, France experienced an alarming massacre that took the lives of many innocent people known as The Reign of Terror. Robespierre and his supporters wanted to abolished France's past. Therefore, they accomplished their goal by changing the calendar, dividing a year into 12 months of 30 days and renaming each month. The calendar had no Sunday's because the radicals considered religion old-fashion. and dangerous. As he became the leader of the Committee of Public Safety many fellow radicals challenged his leadership. The radicals received death sentences because they were considered less radical than Robespierre. "Thousands of unknown people also were sent to their deaths, often on the