Why Did Right-Wing Parties Have Less Influence in France and Britain

question 5

Multiple Choice

Why did right-wing parties have less influence in France and Britain than elsewhere in Europe?

• A) The French and British governments were experienced at clamping down on opposition parties.
• B) Socialist leaders were in power in both France and Britain after the war.
• C) The economies of France and Britain were much stronger than those throughout the rest of Europe in 1918, so right-wing policies had little public appeal.
• D) Parliamentary institutions were better established in France and Britain, and their upper classes were not plotting to restore authoritarian monarchies.