The Middle Classes Eventually Sided with the Crown and the Aristocracy

question 23

Multiple Choice

The middle classes eventually sided with the Crown and the aristocracy during Europe's 1848 revolts, because the one thing they feared most was

• A) communism, with rule by a few radicals.
• B) anarchy, with no rules at all.
• C) losing their opportunity to help their children have better lives than they had had.
• D) being treated like the working-class.
• E) socialism, with rule by the masses.

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Definitions:

Ambivalence

The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

False Sensory Perceptions

Experiences where individuals perceive things that are not present, often referred to as hallucinations in the context of psychiatric conditions.

Compulsions

Actions or thoughts that an individual is compelled to perform repeatedly, in response to overwhelming obsessions or based on strict rules that must be adhered to.

Delusions

False beliefs held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary, often occurring in psychiatric conditions.