The Paris Commune was
a. the seizure of power by the socialist parties in the French Parlement.
b. a siege state of war between occupying forces from Prussia and Parisian rebels.
c. the successor to the provisional government elected by all adult males in 1871.
d. the creation of a worker's state victorious in establishing the Third Republic.
e. crushed after two months by the middle-class government, resulting in the slaughter of more than 20,000 working-class activists.
e
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Cardinal Richelieu embraced the principle of "reason of state" which led him to
A) do what was in the interest of France, regardless of religious considerations. B) carefully follow the guidance of the pope. C) grant political equality to French Protestants. D) only ally France with Catholic states. E) move France toward a constitutional monarchy.
As a pilgrim, each Muslim is supposed to
a. participate in a holy war during his lifetime. b. be able to read the Quran in Arabic. c. visit the holy site of Mecca. d. honor one's wives and daughters. e. create a personal jihad.
Henry the Navigator failed to capture the Canary Islands in 1424, but the Portuguese did continue to do what to the natives?
a. Captured and enslaved them. b. Converted them to Christianity. c. Burned them off the island. d. Convinced them to sell their land. e. Killed them off.
The boundary dispute between the Russian tsar and the Qing was settled by the Treaty of
A. Kazan. B. Kiakhta. C. Nerchinsk. D. Nanking. E. Sinkiang.