The primary cause for the start of the French Revolution was ______________.
A. the refusal of Louis XVI to call the Estates General
B. the refusal of the parlements to lend the government sufficient money
C. suppression of the Parisian presses that were getting too radical
D. the inability of Louis XVI to solve the financial deficit
E. Marie Antoinette's purchase of a vastly expensive necklace
Answer: D
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