Which of the following did NOT contribute to deficient governmental administration in 18th-century France?
A) constant bickering in the frequent meetings of the Estates-General
B) a bureaucratic network lacking delineation of authority
C) the failure of the government to utilize budgets and regularized accounting in the
handling of revenues
D) numerous and overlapping legal codes
E) high expectations of a growing middle class
A
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What is “revolutionary” about Francisco Goya’s painting “The Third of May 1808”?
a) Goya abandoned traditional motifs of martyrdom and heroism in favor of showing war’s true and senseless atrocities. b) Goya depicted the triumph of Joseph Bonaparte as the new emperor of Spain. Consider This: The painting is a sequel to Goya’s “The Second of May 1808,” a depiction of French troops in the Porta del Sol in Madrid. See 6.8: Narrative: May Madness. c) Goya, abandoning his countrymen, decided to portray the Napoleonic troops as heroes of the modern world. Consider This: The painting is a sequel to Goya’s “The Second of May 1808,” a depiction of French troops in the Porta del Sol in Madrid. See 6.8: Narrative: May Madness. d) Goya depicted in gruesome detail the Spanish guerrilleros killing Spanish troops caught unawares. Consider This: The painting is a sequel to Goya’s “The Second of May 1808,” a depiction of French troops in the Porta del Sol in Madrid. See 6.8: Narrative: May Madness.
Andrew Jackson got rich __________.
a. speculating on lands he bought from the Chickasaws b. in the coal industry c. buying government bonds at a discount d. buying and selling slaves
List the 3 main provisions of the Treaty of Paris of 1783
What will be an ideal response?
The key to social reform in Russia was
A. the final attainment of equality for women. B. possession of the leading educational system in Europe. C. the emancipation of the serfs. D. the establishment of universal suffrage. E. the abolition of slavery.