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WORLD HISTORY
Question
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When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to
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leave the city
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storm the Bastille
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force the King to come to Paris
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none of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -During the unrest of 1789, on July 14 a mob approached the Bastille to demand the arms and ammunition stored there, and, when the forces guarding the structure resisted, the attackers captured the prison and released the seven prisoners held there.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Bastille was a fortress built in the late 1300s to protect Paris during the Hundred Years’ War. By the late 1700s, the Bastille was mostly used as a state prison by King Louis XVI. Who stormed the Bastille? The revolutionaries who stormed the Bastille were mostly craftsmen and store owners who lived in Paris.
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