The Reign of Terror occurred during which years?

• A. 1793–1794.
• B. 1789–1790.
• C. 1795–1796.
• D. 1800–1801.

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is when the revolutionary government used extreme measures to consolidate power and suppress opposition. The Reign of Terror is understood as the period when the Committee of Public Safety operated with extraordinary authority, enforcing harsh policies and conducting mass arrests and executions to root out counter-revolutionaries. This intense phase stretched from 1793 into 1794, ending with the fall of Robespierre and the Thermidorian Reaction in mid-1794. So, the years 1793 to 1794 best capture the timeframe when these revolutionary measures and widespread fear defined the period. Other date ranges don’t fit because they refer to earlier stages of the revolution or to times after the Terror had concluded.