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Did the French Revolution need to be so bloody?
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Selected thesis
The French Revolution needed to be very bloody.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Violence was necessary because the majority of the population had no political power.
Pro claim 2
Violence was already part of French society prior to the Revolution.
Con claim 1
The Reign of Terror was unnecessary after the monarchy was deposed.
Con claim 2
Violence went against the revolutionaries’ goals of liberty and equality.