Why was the government’s decision to raise bread prices such a crucial cause of the french revolution? bread symbolized the french peasants’ hard labor, and raising its prices symbolized the government’s disrespect. bread was associated with french pride and honor, and people felt the king was insulting them by increasing its prices. bread was a staple food item in french households, and the lack of it probably pushed the already starving citizens over the edge. bread was a rare commodity in france, and higher prices made it even harder to obtain.

During the industrial revolution, many governmentsadopted an economic system called capitalism. in thissystem, governments allowed businesses to operate asfreely as possible, capitalism led to economic growth inmany countries and a small number of peoplebecome very wealthy. however the system could be harshfor poor workers, who often worked long hours in unsafeconditions just to make enough money to eat. as a result,some workers turned against capitalism and demandedthat their governments take more control over theireconomies.which statement best describes the passages main idea? a. capitalism was beneficial for some people during the industrialrevolution, but others opposed the system.b. capitalism was mostly a cause of problems during the industrialrevolution, which led to its eventual collapse.c. capitalism became the favored economic system for manycountries during the industrial revolution.d. capitalism was to countries during the industrialrevolution, but became a problem after the revolution ended.edit: correct answer is a