Question

P.the period, from mid-1793 to mid-1794, when robespierre ruled france nearly as a dictator and thousands of political figures and ordinary citizens were executed

Answer 1

This period was known as the reign of terror

After the french revolution, Robespierre started killing anyone who was perceived as a political opponent, even if they weren't political opponents in reality. There were police spies everywhere who would tell on people and people would get a fake trial in which they would be found guilty and would be executed.