What leader came closest to amassing the necessary qualities to be labeled a true enlightened despot?
A) Louis XIV
B) Louis XV
C) Napoleon
D) Robespierre
E) Prince Metternich
C
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A. A sizable number of Chesapeake planters were rendered destitute when the British returned massive amounts of land in western Virginia to the Indians. B. The munitions industry was centered in the Chesapeake. C. French promises of freedom to slaves who migrated to French colonies caused slave insurrections in the Chesapeake. D. Some Chesapeake planters converted tobacco fields to wheat and corn to take advantage of increasing grain prices.
The August 1991 coup in the Soviet Union failed because
a. it lacked the support of the Communist Party. b. it was led by Gorbachev loyalists who were unpopular. c. the military bowed to popular pressure to continue on the path towards democracy. d. Boris Yeltsin crushed the coup with military forces from outlying regions of Moscow.
In his second term in office, Governor Beauford H. Jester __________
A. became less conservative, supporting increased spending on education and calling for repeal of the poll tax B. continued to support racial integration of the public schools C. warned about the growing dangers of Communist influence in state and local government D. was impeached and removed from office
It may be said of the High Middle Ages that
a. manorial farmland was still sufficient for the population. b. the power of the Roman pope was declining. c. a growing spiritual vitality accompanied the economic recovery and increased political stability. d. it was a period of irreligion. e. it was a time of spiritual retrogression.