France was known to be under the 'Reign of Terror' under whose leadership?
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Louis XVI
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
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Jean-Paul Marat
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Napoleon Bonaparte
B
Correct answer
Explanation
This is the correct answer. He was the leader of the radical Jacobins in the National Assembly. It was under his leadership that France was under the Reign of Terror from 1793 to 1794 as he attempted to silence all enemies of the Revolution in an effort to save France from invasion.