1794 Paris, France At the expense of thousands of lives, the recent terror that has struck France has helped to rescue France from the brink of total collapse. The leadership of Robespierre and theCommittee of Public Safety have created a powerful military, rid France of internal opposition,and placed a much needed cap on the price of essential goods. While the mass butcheryseems inhumane and drastic, this time period of terror was completely necessary. Though itmay sound harsh, many problems were solved that had been threatening France from withinand outside its borders during this time of terror. During this time of terror, France has been able to drive all of its enemies off French soil,crush all revolts that had been brewing within the French providences, and hold off what couldhave been a devastating famine. All of the French people have been forced to contributetowards the war effort. All unmarried men were forced to join the military, married men madeweapons, women made tents and served as battle nurses, and children made bandages andgunpowder. All of this support for Frances army, although forced, proved invaluable beside astrict discipline policy. The French army has overwhelmed the enemy forces by the largenumbers of men. In the past two and a half years of fighting, almost all enemies have beendriven off French soil, Flanders has been retaken, and the army has established a newBatavian Republic in Holland. Aside from fending off foreign invasion, the Reign of Terror also served to help resolve theproblems that had been threatening France from within. The Committee of Public Safety hadput forth steadfast efforts to resolve order to the French countryside, where revolts jeopardizedthe nations security. Anyone suspected of opposing Robespierres Republic of Virtue couldbe convicted and...
