How did social inequality in france contribute to the french revolution?

a. it gave french aristocrats the funds to raise armies that could challenge the french monarchy.
b. it encouraged the french monarchy to pass taxes that only affected wealthy aristocrats.
c. it prevented poor french citizens from participating in organizations like the estates general.
d. it made the majority of france's population resentful toward french aristocrats and royalty.

Where did the term “iron curtain” originate? the warsaw pact used the term iron curtain as a code word for communism. in a 1946 speech, british prime minister winston churchill said an iron curtain had fallen across the continent of europe. while visiting western europe in 1946, u.s. president harry truman commented that the mountains there looked like iron curtains. russian general secretary joseph stalin instructed citizens of eastern europe to hang iron curtains over their windows to protect themselves from stray bullets.