It has been said that the French Revolution was brought about in part because of too much, not too little, reform. Do you agree or disagree? What groups within the state genuinely wanted reforms? Which did not? What was the attitude of ordinary people to economic reform?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Essays should consider the financial crisis, the continuing obstruction of the parlements, the role of propaganda, and resistance to the king's reform proposals from various groups in all social strata.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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The United States committed to a Cold War policy of mutual defense when it
(a) aided the Nationalists in China (b) established the Eisenhower Doctrine (c) joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (d) rejected United Nations efforts to halt the development of atomic weapons
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A) Ottoman Empire B) Greece C) Bulgaria D) Serbia E) Austria