Author Question: The international situation in the mid-eighteenth century included a. amicable cooperation ... (Read 37 times)

maegan_martin · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

What best describes the French economy of the eighteenth century?

a. The economy grew, but also experienced periodic crises.
b. The economy was stagnant due to foreign competition in industry and trade.
c. The economy declined rapidly due to overuse of arable land.
d. The economy was based largely on the silk industry.
e. The economy was entirely based upon agricultural production.

Question 2

The international situation in the mid-eighteenth century included

a. amicable cooperation between Austria and Prussia for control of central Europe.
b. a declining role for the aristocracy.
c. an intense rivalry between France and Britain in northern Europe and North America.
d. a prolonged period of peace on the continent.
e. a rejection of Prussian militarism by all of the philosophes.