The Authors State That "Ideas Did Not Cause the Revolution

question 40

Multiple Choice

The authors state that "ideas did not cause the revolution," but they did:

• A) play a critical role in articulating grievances by the French people.
• B) allow people to vent their problems and thus forestall the revolution for decades.
• C) give the peasantry a voice in the electing of delegates to the Estates-General.
• D) cause the philosophes to gain the upper hand in negotiations in the Estates-General.
• E) cause Louis XVI to be convinced by the arguments made by the Third Estate for reform.

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Definitions:

Taken-For-Granted Assumptions

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Universal Language

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