The Problem of Poverty in Eighteenth-Century Europe Was

question 42

Multiple Choice

The problem of poverty in eighteenth-century Europe was

• A)most severe in Great Britain, a country lacking a system of poor relief.
• B)solved largely through the efforts of private and religious charities.
• C)aggravated by the hostile feelings of government officials toward the poor.
• D)solved in France in the 1770s through massive royal public works projects.
• E)entirely the result of the Industrial Revolution.

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Industrial Workers

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Quality of Work Life

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