French philosophers like Voltaire, Rousseau and Montesquieu inspired the people with revolutionary ideas of liberty and equality. Montesquieu rejected the theory of the Divine Right of Kings and urged for separation of powers. Rousseau, in his book 'Social Contract', announced that sovereign power lay in popular will.
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countries shown in dark blue" given the key these areas have a higher population making them more developed</span>
Social stratification<span> is a society's categorization of people into </span>socioeconomic<span>strata, based upon their occupation and </span>income<span>, wealth and social </span>status<span>, or derived power (social and political). ... Moreover, a social stratum can be formed upon the bases of kinship or caste, or both.</span>
C. It has a powerful military that strongly influences the government and economy
The Pentagon Papers revealed that the Harry S. Truman administration gave military support to France against the Communist led Viet Minh, which directly involved the United States in the Vietnam War.
