It was implemented by Lenin's government seeking to kill all anti-communist and other white-affiliated groups. More than 200,000 people were executed during this period, including the Tsar and the royal family. The main means of execution was the secret police. However, the Reds were not the only ones to use terror to spread and enforce their message, so were the Whites. In this situation, both groups spread terror among the peasants, but they were at odds with both groups. Ultimately, it was not the use of terror, but the threat of a return of the monarchy that pushed the peasants to join the Bolsheviks. Similarly, during the French Revolution, there was the Reign of Terror, where the Committee of Public Safety executed French people considered to be opponents of the revolution. During the Reign of Terror, many French people were killed between 1793 and 1794. During the Reign of Terror, the Third Power was struck by the fear of death for supposedly supporting the anti-revolutionary movement. The French knew how to use the power of terror to send a message to the hearts of the people, killing thousands of people, while the Russians only succeeded in killing thousands of their own citizens. Far fewer people were killed during the Reign of Terror than during the Red Terror period. In both situations, when people have different opinions than the state wants, then they are considered enemies of the state and