Which Statement Best Describes the Middle Classes of Nineteenth-Century Europe

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the middle classes of nineteenth-century Europe?

• A)They were composed mostly of shopkeepers and manufacturers who barely lived above the poverty line.
• B)They offered little opportunity for women in improving their lot.
• C)They were very concerned with propriety and shared values of hard work and Christian morality.
• D)They viewed progress with distrust as they did not wish to lose their economic gains.
• E)They were sinking in economic and social security because of the increase of plutocrats.

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