What was the "Thermidorian Reaction"?
A. An escalation of bloody violence in the Great Terror
B. A reversal of Jacobin policy after the fall of the Committee
C. The attack on Italy by Napoleon
D. The repression of anti-revolutionary activity in the Vendée
E. The seizure of power by pro-monarchists assisted by Prussia and Austria
Answer: B
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A) They created public school systems. B) They instituted ambitious programs of public works. C) They confiscated land and redistributed it more equitable. D) They expanded state bureaucracies and increased salaries for state employees. E) They increased state debts and taxes.
The myth of Persian invincibility was broken at
a. Marathon. b. Mycenae. c. Messenia. d. Macedonia. e. Persepolis.
The English king most responsible for establishing the "common law" was
a. William of Normandy. b. Philip Augustus. c. Frederick II. d. Henry II. e. John.
The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act greatly increased Southern chances to acquire Cuba for United States.
a. true b. false