One of Europe's most distinctive ethnic groups, the Basque people have maintained a strong ethnic identity and a language that is unrelated to any other known language. Which of the following was a result of the forced assimilation campaign that banned speaking and using Basque in print?
A. Basque is now an extinct language.
B. Speaking Basque became taboo among the Basque people.
C. Ethnic pride in the Basque people is now diminished.
D. Basque parents, ashamed of their ethnicity, are refusing to teach their children their language, opting for their full immersion in schools that teach in the national language.
E. Strong nationalist sentiment and Basque terrorist groups were created in the Basque region.
Answer: E
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