Olympe de Gouges was
A) a nun who desperately tried to prevent the violence of the revolution in France.
B) the daughter of a butcher who educated herself in Enlightenment ideas.
C) a counterrevolutionary who supported the Old Regime.
D) a revolutionary who believed in the National Assembly as a representative form of government.
E) a woman of letters who supported King Louis and Marie.
D
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The United States entered World War II because of
a. the sinking of the Lusitania. b. the bombing of Pearl Harbor. c. American outrage over Hitler's racial policies. d. their fear of the spread of communism.
Prior to the 1660s, the legal and social standing of African Americans in the Chesapeake was __________
A) legally clear B) similar to that of free whites C) that of chattel slaves D) vague
Ancient Greece was composed of small city-states like the _____________, the first know democracy, and the military state ______________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
After instituting their version of the Confucian examinations, Koreans:
a. Developed a social structure that mirrored that of China, but unlike in China, class tensions erupted immediately and official designations were abandoned. b. Became influenced much less by warrior/serf feudal power structures as the responsibilities of the upper classes to see to the wellbeing of the lower classes became codified. c. Developed four basic classes: the high-ranking scholar/gentry; the lower or minor officials; commoners, such as artisans and peasants; and then the lower group, bond slaves, laborers, and prostitutes. d. Focused on maintaining a social structure that allocated specific responsibilities to each level, including women, who tended to become more secluded as Koreans adopted the practice of foot binding.