Which of the Following Was True of Maria Theresa

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of Maria Theresa?

• A)She chose to divide her empire into provinces in order to decentralize the government.
• B)Under her leadership, Austria won Silesia during the War of the Austrian Succession.
• C)She abdicated in favor of her son Joseph when he came of age in 1780.
• D)Contemporaries suggested the empress regretted that she selected Joseph over his brother Leopold.
• E)She modernized the armed forces and civil bureaucracy of Austria.

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