Episode 3 of 5
Abolition of the Maximum
- When
- 24 December 1794
- Where
- France (decided in Paris)
- Part of
- Thermidorian Reaction
On 24 December 1794 the Thermidorian regime abolished the Maximum, the controls on prices and wages.
As part of the Thermidorian turn away from Jacobin economic controls, the Maximum—controls on prices and wages—was abolished on 24 December 1794.
Sources
- Thermidorian Reaction Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11
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