The New, Industrial Middle Class Was

question 71

Multiple Choice

The new, industrial middle class was

• A) actually not new at all, but was a propaganda term created by Napoleon III.
• B) the term used to describe the European proletariat after 1810.
• C) composed of people who were often the children of industrial workers or rural gentry.
• D) composed of increasingly wealthy individuals who wanted political status and power.
• E) equivalent to the older landed class.

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