Beneath the Surface of the Age of Optimism and La

question 47

Multiple Choice

Beneath the surface of the age of optimism and la belle époque lay growing discontent and tensions.These included

• A)increased difficulty in achieving political consensus.
• B)growing international competition and suspicions.
• C)a deepening disillusionment of the intelligentsia.
• D)growing militarism.
• E)All of these.

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Full-Time Employees

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