100 Years of Terror

A Legacy of Violence (1x1)

Uitzenddatum: Jan 01, 2000

The tactics of Robespierre showed how terror could inspire revolution and served as an inspiration for Lenin, Stalin and Hitler. Included: the Reign of Terror perpetrated by Robespierre (1758-94) during the French Revolution, the Red Terror unleashed by Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) in post-revolutionary Russia, and the guerilla war tactics of Michael Collins (1890-1922) as he fought against the British for a Free Irish State.