All of the following contributed to the French government's financial crisis in the 1780s EXCEPT
a. debt remaining from earlier wars.
b. the poverty of France.
c. tax exemptions for and tax evasion by the nobility, the clergy, and the wealthy bourgeoisie.
d. an inefficient tax collection system.
e. well-meaning but ineffective leadership.
b
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A. distribution of land. B. legal equality. C. religious toleration. D. freedom of the press. E. limited government regulation of business.
In the seventh century, the Byzantine Empire lost territory to all of the following invading forces except the
a. Persians. b. Slavs. c. Turks. d. Avars. e. The Byzantine Empire lost territory to all of these.
With the approaching 1844 election, President Tyler began to advocate
A. the invasion of Mexico. B. abolition. C. annexing Texas. D. the re-occupation of Oregon.
By 1966, Mao differed with many of his colleagues over his belief in
a. industrial communism. b. nationalization of the means of production. c. the validity of Marxism and Leninism. d. social evolution. e. uninterrupted revolution.