Which physician proposed the guillotine as a humane execution method?
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Joseph Ignace Guillotin
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Which physician proposed the guillotine as a humane execution method?
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Joseph Ignace Guillotin
What city did Napoleon Bonaparte recapture from the British in December 1793, earning his first fame?
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Toulon
On what date was Philippe Égalité, Duke of Orléans, executed?
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November 6, 1793
What violent backlash against former Jacobins and revolutionaries occurred in 1795?
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White Terror
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What revolutionary newspaper did Jean-Paul Marat edit?
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On what date was Philippe Égalité, Duke of Orléans, executed?
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April 5, 1794
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