Which did the absolute monarchies of Russia and France have in common during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? a. peasants bound in oppressive serfdom b. expansionist warfare c. forced western-style modernization d. guaranteed religious freedoms

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skyphos · Answer

I think A since poverty (starvation in fact) was a major factor in the French Revolution and the Orthodox Church and  the titled were among those in Russia keeping the peasantry there from gaining new rights and freedoms.