The Revolt of the Paris Commune, Crushed by Government Forces

question 72

Multiple Choice

The revolt of the Paris Commune, crushed by government forces in 1871,

• A)was the first major uprising in Europe to attempt to establish a socialist state.
• B)weakened the French state so that it was defeated by the Germans in the Franco-Prussian War.
• C)showed that the forces of the left were considerably more ruthless than those of the right.
• D)became a symbol of open class struggle for socialists and radicals across Europe.
• E)put an end to hopes among workers for revolution.

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