Republicanism
What Republicanism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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The National Convention established the French Republic in September 1792, and policies aimed to secure the revolution and consolidate republican control.
This emerged strongly after Varennes, though it was temporarily suppressed by the Champ de Mars massacre in July 1791.
Topics that use Republicanism
- 2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815 (A-level only) – The emergence and spread of the Terror, September 1792–1795 (AQA A-Level)
- Revolution and the failure of constitutional monarchy, 1789–93 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Brunswick Manifesto
- Centralisation of power
- Centralisation of state power
- External threats vs internal politics
- Factional conflict
- flight to Varennes
- Great Fear
- Ideological extremism
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