Why Was Robespierre Opposed to the Girondins' Proposal to Expand

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why was Robespierre opposed to the Girondins' proposal to expand the war?

• A) He thought it would cost too much money and harm alliances with other countries.
• B) He thought it would aid the cause of the revolutionaries rather than the counterrevolutionaries.
• C) Like Jacques-Pierre Brissot, he wanted France to focus on liberating oppressed groups throughout Europe.
• D) He thought it would distract from the objective of rooting out counterrevolution at home.
• E) He thought the French military was not advanced enough to be successful.

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