The most immediate cause of the French Revolution was
A) the government's failure to resolve its debts and other economic problems.
B) the blocking of attempted reforms by the French Parlements.
C) the radical calls of the philosophes for reform.
D) Louis XVI's rejection of the cahiers de doléances.
E) violent uprisings by the common people who were demanding political and economic equality.
A
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Why did frontier dwellers often complain about colonial government?
A. Property requirements for voting were usually greater in newer frontier communities than in established communities. B. When colonial governments passed laws that benefited people in established communities, such laws seldom applied to the newer frontier communities. C. Colonial governors usually drafted young men for the colonial militia only from newer frontier communities. D. Because colonial assemblies seldom reapportioned themselves, many people in newer frontier communities were not adequately represented.
Explain the philosophic basis for the social justice movement during the progressive era in American history
What will be an ideal response?
In 1914–1915, the United States responded to a British naval blockade of Germany by
A. ending trade with all of Europe to maintain its neutrality. B. defying the blockade and continuing to trade with Germany. C. ending trade with Germany but continuing trade with Great Britain. D. rerouting all trade with Germany through the Mediterranean. E. ending trade with Great Britain to pressure it to lift the blockade.