| Term | Definition |
| Thermidorian Reaction | Cup of 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) in which Maximilien Robespierre was guillotined and the Reign of Terror ended. |
| The Insurrection of April - May 1795 | The 1795 Journees mark the last attempt by the sans-culottes to impose their ideas on the rulers and to gain power. |
| Thermidor | The month of July 19th - August 17th. |
| Guillotin | It was the end of Robespierre |
| The White Terror | The 'White Terror' was an attack on ex-terrorists and all who had done well out of the Revolution by those who had formerly been persecuted. |