Which happened during France’s Reign of Terror? A. Austrian armies slaughtered thousands of French soldiers. B. French radicals executed thousands of aristocrats and others. C. The people of France realized that monarchy was the best form of government for them. D. Disease and the cold winter wiped out most of the French army.
During France's Reign of Terror, B. French radicals executed thousands of aristocrats and others. The Reign of Terror followed the French Revolution, which overthrew the aristocratic monarchy in effort to develop a French democracy; however, the disdain towards the rich and powerful continued into the streets as most famously illustrated by the invention of the beheading machine, the Guillotine.
