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41 matches to Terror
Prairial, Law of 22. 1794. France allowed only acquital or death penalty in trials. Terror.
Public Safety, Committee. 1793-4. Ruled France during Terror.
Qaddafi, Muammar. 1942-. Radical nationalist Libyan dictator 1969- after deposing Idris I. Nationalized oil industry 1973. Middle East terrorist supporter.
Ramuz, Charles. 1878-1947. Swiss novelist: Terror on the Mountain 1925. Beauty on Earth 1927. Soldier’s Tale.
Red Brigade. 1970-84. Italian left-wing terrorist group. Moro.
Revolutionary Tribunal. 1793-5. French Terror court.
Robespierre, Maximilien de. 1758-94. Jacobin extremist French revolutionary leader. Opposed Cult of Reason. Led Terror. Executed.
Roland de la Platière, Jean. 1734-93. Moderate French revolutionary leader. Fled Terror.
Sansculottes. 1793-4. Radical French Revolutionaries. Demanded action of Convention vs counterrevolution. Terror.
Terror, The. 1793-4. 17000 executed by revolutionary tribunal in French Revolution. Robespierre.
Terrorism. Zealots. Cagoulards. Baader-Meinhof. Irish Republican Army. Hamas. PLO. Osama. Taliban. al-Qaeda.
Thermidor, Coup of 9. 1794. French moderatism after Terror. Directory. Robespierre executed. Jacobins persecuted.
Ustaše. 1929-45 Secret Croatian terrorist group seeking independence from Yugoslavia.
White Terror. 1815. Against Jacobins and Bonapartists.
WorldTradeCenter, 1972-2001. New York. Attacked 1993, destroyed September 11, 2001 by al-Qaeda terrorists. Osama bin Laden.
Zealots. Jewish sect. Led revolt vs Rome 66-70. Used terrorism, assassination of those friendly to Rome. Masada.