单项选择题

The author most likely mentions the Terror in the second paragraph as an example of which of the following types of revolutions

A. A non-violent revolution intent upon replacing an old order with a new one.
B. A violent revolution intent upon replacing the leadership, but maintaining, an old order.
C. A non-violent revolution intent upon replacing the leadership, but maintaining, an old order.
D. A violent revolution intent upon replacing an old order with a new one.
E. A violent revolution intent upon maintaining the current leadership, but replacing the old order with a new one.