How did the French Revolution represent a "revolution from below" in terms of the participation of the lower levels of society?
What will be an ideal response?
While there were significant portions of all levels of society desiring change in the French Royalist system, as well as economic transformation, the medieval restrictions within the estate system left a large portion of the French population excluded from participation in the state. This is notable for their activism in the Bread Riots, storming of the Bastille, the Great Fear in the countryside, and the Night of August 4, which saw the elimination of traditional restrictions on social positions, taxes, and abolition of feudal dues. When the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was written, it created a commonality of "citizenship" for all men in France, and, at least in theory, imbued all with basic rights, despite the segmentation into active and passive citizens.
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Which of the following was true of the Justice Department during the 1920s?
A. It was the target of a congressional investigation concerning the harassment of dissidents. B. It was the branch of the federal government that most assertively enforced liberal reform measures. C. In a setback for organized labor, it helped end a nationwide strike by miners. D. It supported the right of state governments to regulate business corporations in particular ways.
In which country is the Sudetenland?
A) Czechoslovakia B) Israel C) Poland D) Hungary E) Russia
Why were both the middle class and women so interested in reform causes at the turn of the century?
What will be an ideal response?
Regarding their views of Reconstruction, which one of the following had the LEAST in common with the other three?
A) redeemers B) carpetbaggers C) freedmen D) scalawags