CLEP Western Civ II

Answer: D - As they watched the revolution unfurl, the European powers were concerned that it would spread to their nations. French people fleeing the strife emigrated, particularly to Austria, brought democratic principles with them. Critics of the revolution, such as Edmund Burke, declared that it must be stopped. Louis XVI was not particularly popular, but a threat to him represented a threat to monarchy more broadly. Leopold II of Austria was concerned about his sister, Marie Antoinette, but this did not inspire him to come to her defense. After his death, it was the French who declared war on Austria, largely as a preemptive strike.