Which of the Following Statements Does NOT Correctly Explain Why

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements does NOT correctly explain why France was not a strong economic power in the mid 1800s?

• A) The power of church remained strong outside Paris.
• B) Most French still lived in rural areas.
• C) Industries were fewer and smaller than industrial England and Germany.
• D) Programs enacting social reform were slow to be enacted by the French government.
• E) The Third Republic was not a popular regime.

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