Cultural: The Enlightenment philosophy desacralized the authority of the monarchy and the Catholic Church, and promoted a new society based on reason instead of traditions.
Social: The emergence of an influential bourgeoisie which was formally part of the Third Estate (commoners) but had evolved into a caste with its own agenda and aspired to political equality with the clergy (First Estate) and the aristocracy (Second Estate).
Financial: France's debt, aggravated by French involvement in the American Revolution, led Louis XVI to implement new taxations and to reduce privileges.
Political: Louis XVI faced strong opposition from provincial parlements which were the spearheads of the privileged classes' resistance to royal reforms.
Economic: The deregulation of the grain market, advocated by liberal economists, resulted in an increase in bread prices. In periods of bad harvests, it would lead to food scarcity which would prompt the masses to revolt.
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What: It was the secret police of Nazi Germany and the German-occupied Europe. The Gestapo's purpose was to hunt the people that posed a threat to Nazi Germany. By the time WWII started, the list consisted of Jews, Communists, Jehovah Witnesses, and homosexuals.
Tactics: The Gestapo used the fear that was posed to them as their leverage. They would use the fear to gain control.
so the answer is D
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