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1793 Committee of Public Safety War and civil conflict: origins, developments, technology, and their consequences

In 1793, the Committee of Public Safety, led by Robespierre, initiated the Reign of Terror as a device to ensure support for the raging wars. The National Convention had given the Committee the power to deal with emergencies. The Committee created a planned economy regulating bread prices as well as production of materials for war. These regulations caused much strife among the people. However any opposition or enemies to the new government would be killed. By the end of The Terror, 40,000 people were killed and 300,000 were put in prison for remarks or actions against the government. The Terror struck fear into everyone in society creating a massive discord. The Committee was supporting the war outside of France, but caused civil conflict within. Mckay, Hill, Buckler, John, Bennet, John. //A History of Western Society//. 7. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.