The Government of the Directory in the Period of the Thermidorean

question 22

Multiple Choice

The government of the Directory in the period of the Thermidorean Reaction

• A)primarily relied on the support of the royalists.
• B)was unicameral and directly elected by active citizens.
• C)was characterized by honest leadership and wise economic plans.
• D)increasingly had to rely on military support for its survival.
• E)abolished the radical reforms of the Public Safety, including the Revolutionary Calendar.

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