In September of 1792, the National Convention
A) established a constitutional monarchy.
B) abolished the monarchy and established a republic.
C) voted to preserve the life of Louis XVI.
D) was disbanded by Louis XVI.
E) was immediately replaced by the Directory.
B
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A) alarm at the violence that might ensue B) quiet support for their strikers and their methods C) pride that the troops would maintain order D) excitement that the class revolution was at hand E) resentment at the strikers for making demands
The effectiveness of the new deal in ending the Great Depression is difficult to measure because
A. President Franklin Roosevelt dies during his fourth term B. United States involvement in WW2 rapidly accelerated Economic growth C. The Supreme Court declares most of the new deal laws unconstitutional D. Later presidents failed to support most of the new deal reforms
Which statement would a late-nineteenth-century Liberal Republican have agreed with?
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