Historian Albert Soboul identified the essential cause of the Revolution as
a. the power of a mature bourgeoisie whose progress was being thwarted by an obdurate and decadent aristocracy.
b. anger of the bourgeoisie that they were not permitted to acquire land.
c. distress over the Brunswick Manifesto.
d. the aristocracy's revival of old feudal burdens on the peasantry.
e. the king's inability to take decisive action.
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The term Pax Romana refers to the
a. Expansion of the Roman Empire during the time of Octavian. b. Period that involved the reign of Octavian. c. Wars that brought the Ptolemies and Egypt into the empire. d. Period between 27 B.C.E. and 180 C.E. when Rome enjoyed overall stability and peace across the Mediterranean. e. Return to a republican-style government after the death of Caesar.
To imperialize his preeminence, Charlemagne looked to
A. the Byzantine emperor. B. courtiers and scholars such as Alcuin. C. the caliph Harun-al-Rashid. D. the papacy.
Which of the following events did NOT occur during the Homestead strike of 1892?
A. One radical made a failed attempt to assassinate Henry Clay Frick. B. The Amalgamated trade union won the strike. C. Hundreds of guards hired by Homestead were defeated in a deadly battle with strikers. D. The entire Pennsylvania National Guard was ordered to protect strikebreakers. E. Henry Frick shut down the plant in an attempt to destroy the Amalgamated union.
The Articles of Confederation provided for a government by
A. national executive. B. national legislature. C. judicial authority. D. All of these answers are correct.