Which event best illustrates the role of women in the French Revolution?
A) the march of poor women to Versailles to protest bread prices
B) the storming of the Bastille to free political prisoners
C) the arrest of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette when fleeing the country
D) the Assembly's adoption of Olympe de Gouge's ideas
E) the role of women in the National Assembly
Answer: A
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A) increased the power of their states. B) maximized their citizens' happiness. C) saved their subjects' souls. D) ensured equality for women. E) made their countries more democratic.
During the Reconquista, Iberian Christians sought to rid the peninsula of:
a. French rule b. Muslim rule c. Roman rule d. Carthaginian rule
Sun Yat-sen
A. was imprisoned for robbery in Burma when the 1911 Revolution broke out. B. had been the secret leader of the Boxer Rebellion. C. supported the Qing but demanded more representative government for China. D. created the Tongmenghui/Revolutionary Alliance. E. became the first president of the Chinese Republic after the 1911 rebellion.
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