Which of the Following Were Immediate Causes of the Unrest

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following were immediate causes of the unrest in Paris during 1968?

• A) the nearly universal unpopularity of President Charles de Gaulle
• B) fears concerning the possibility of nuclear war and demands for unilateral French disarmament
• C) anger and frustration over France's bitter and divisive colonial war in Algeria
• D) demands for modernization of university life and wage increases for embattled industries
• E) France's defeat in Indochina at the battle of Dien Bien Phu

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