Revolutions have tended to result in authoritarian regimes. In fact, in European history since 1789, the more involved the people became in a change of governments, the more likely the new government was to be an authoritarian one, oppressive and dismissive of human and civil rights. When the change in government was controlled by the middle class, a relatively peaceful coup d'état took place and a regime no more authoritarian than the one before it came into power. However, when the masses rioted and staged a violent revolution, the new government ended up being extremely authoritarian.From the information provided above, it can be validly concluded that

Directions: For each question, a paragraph will be given that contains all the information necessary to infer the correct answer. Use only the information provided in the paragraph. Do not speculate or make assumptions that go beyond this information. Also, assume that all information given in the paragraph is true, even if it conflicts with some fact known to you. Only one correct answer can be validly inferred from the information contained in the paragraph.