It Was Not Long Before France and the World Recognized

question 30

Multiple Choice

It was not long before France and the world recognized that the events of July 14, 1789, at the Bastille

• A) signaled the absorption of the middle class into the lower class.
• B) was the moment when the people forced their way into the political process.
• C) would result in the domination of elites in the government and military.
• D) marked the end of "absolutism" in Europe.
• E) had introduced democracy to France.

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