A Cyclical Theory of History That Explained How Western Civilization

question 68

Multiple Choice

A cyclical theory of history that explained how Western civilization had declined was proposed by

• A)José Ortega y Gasset.
• B)Oswald Spengler.
• C)Sigmund Freud.
• D)Franz Kafka.
• E)Mussolini.

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Demand Characteristics

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