What led to the rise to power of Juan Manuel Rosas?
A) He wrote such compelling revolutionary pamphlets that he rose to power via popular support.
B) Rosas was a devout Christian and had the support of the leaders of the Catholic Church.
C) A series of destructive civil wars caused such destruction that the elites begged him to seize control.
D) He bribed the elite ruling class to support him and gradually expanded his sphere of influence.
E) Rosas raised a mercenary army in Uruguay and invaded Buenos Aires as a liberator.
C
You might also like to view...
What was a primary cause for the rise in population in many cities during World War II?
A. industrial workers returning to rural areas after shifts in production methods B. soldiers permanently relocating to live near domestic bases C. Midwesterners moving en masse to coastal cities to work in industrial plants D. Southerners moving into rural areas for better economic opportunities
Jewish groups outside Palestine and away from the Temple met in the ________ for local worship and instruction in the scriptures
A) synagogue B) Septuagint C) pharisee D) Torah E) Petateuch
The electoral process in medieval cities ensured that which of the following groups would monopolize political power?
a. Landed nobles b. Scholars c. Wealthy merchants d. Journeymen e. The clergy
One legacy of the Sumerian mathematical system can be found in
a. our mathematical system based on the number 60 b. a base ten mathematical system c. the division of hours into 60 minutes d. the number of planets recognized as belonging to the solar system e. the first calculus