The leaders of the Convention hoped to hold off invading counterrevolutionary forces by
A. handing over their most radical leaders for public trial.
B. forming a military alliance with the new American republic.
C. using new military technology purchased from the Ottomans.
D. restoring the power and position of the French monarchy and thus placating the other nations.
E. calling for the levée en masse.
Answer: E
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