Monarchy, a stable form of government for many centuries, came under

Question

Monarchy, a stable form of government for many centuries, came under greater and greater social pressure in the 18th and 19th centuries, in particular in Europe and in North America. In many countries, the end result was a complete change of regime.

Which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the information above?

Which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the information above?

A. By the end of the nineteenth century, most monarchies in Europe and North America were replaced by democracies.

B. Most countries which were monarchic in Europe and North America at the beginning of the 18th century had a different form of government by the end of the 19th century.

C. Though accepted in the twentieth century by certain countries, communism has philosophical and social roots dating to the 18th and 19th centuries.

D. There were many reasons for the regime changes of the 18th and 19th centuries.

E. You were more likely to live in a monarchy on the eve of the 18th century than you were on the eve of the 20th century.

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bv8562 · Answer

E IMO since in many countries by the end of 19th century "monarchy" was replaced with some other form of government, there must be less monarchies in 20th century than there were in 18th century.

B is incorrect because the stimulus says "In  many  countries, the end result was a complete change of regime." And "many" is not equivalent to "most".

vikasshetty · Answer

The answer should be B.

A. Nothing about democracies is mentioned. Incorrect

B. Most countries which were monarchic in Europe and North America at the beginning of the 18th century had a different form of government by the end of the 19th century. Seems relevant

C. Nothing about communism is mentioned. Incorrect

D. Nothing about reasons for the regime changes of the 18th and 19th centuries is mentioned. Incorrect

E. Nothing about 20th century is mentioned. Incorrect

shivam7 · Answer

I think B is the answer because "E" the nearest contender talks about the 20th century which is nowhere mentioned in the paragraph.

ChandlerBong · Answer

Hi KarishmaB , Conclusion - "In many countries, the end result was a complete change of regime." Can you please share your reasoning for eliminating A and B? Is it because the options talk about "most" countries? Thanks in advance.

barbie2023 · Answer

The reason to eliminate b is that in 18 and 19 century there was pressure on many countries but we do not know if they changed regimes in those years but in 20th century the possibility of having is monarchy is comparatively less. That's why E is better than B

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Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

Monarchy, a stable form of government for many centuries, came under greater and greater social pressure in the 18th and 19th centuries, in particular in Europe and in North America. In many countries, the end result was a complete change of regime.

Which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the information above?

Which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the information above?

A. By the end of the nineteenth century, most monarchies in Europe and North America were replaced by democracies.

Incorrect.

This is an Inference Question, so it is made up of premises only; you need to find a conclusion stemming from those premises, or in other words, to take one small step forward and draw a conclusion:

Premise A: Monarchy was a stable form of government for many centuries, before the 18th.
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Premise B: The monarchy came under a lot of social pressure in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Premise C: In many countries Monarchy was replaced by something else.
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Conclusion: ?

We are told nothing of democracy as a form of government, so to infer anything having to do with democracy would require a leap, whereas we are looking for a small step.

B. Most countries which were monarchic in Europe and North America at the beginning of the 18th century had a different form of government by the end of the 19th century.

Incorrect.

We are indeed told that there were many regime changes(Premise C). However, many doesn't mean most. To infer that would be a leap, whereas we are looking to make a small step.

C. Though accepted in the twentieth century by certain countries, communism has philosophical and social roots dating to the 18th and 19th centuries.

Incorrect.

It makes no difference that this answer choice is historically correct. It is a new premise, which is not an acceptable answer in inference questions. Remember, we are looking for a conclusion, not a premise.

D. There were many reasons for the regime changes of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Incorrect.

We are told of only one reason for the regime changes: social pressure (Premise B). To conclude that there were many reasons is, therefore, a leap. Remember, we are looking for a small step forward.

E. You were more likely to live in a monarchy on the eve of the 18th century than you were on the eve of the 20th century.

Since some of the monarchies in the beginning of the 18th century weren't monarchies by the beginning of the 20th century, you were more likely to be living in a monarchy during the former rather than during the latter.

Note that this answer choice does rely on a certain unwritten assumption that the socio-political situation in the other parts of the world, outside Europe, is either unchanged, or reflects the same de-monarchizing trend that occurred in Europe. In this sense, answer choice E is less than perfect, but remember that in the GMAT it is frequently necessary to opt for the best answer choice among the five given, not the perfect answer choice.

KarishmaB · Answer

Yes, 'many' could be 20% also. 'Most' has to be more than 50%. Nothing in the argument supports 'more than 50%'.

Cryptic0coven · Answer

Um... But option E doesn't say that the we it is referring to is from Europe or NA (if being particular). Pls explain

DmitryFarberMPrep · Answer

This isn't even close to a valid CR question. It is worth absolutely zero minutes of your day. You would literally be better off asking your favorite AI to drill CR with you, and that is certainly a sketchy option!

Here are a few of the numerous red flags: 1) The "correct" answer refers to "you." This won't happen on a GMAT question, and it makes no sense here--I'm guessing no one reading this was alive on the eve of the 18th century! If you see "I" or "you," other than in a quotation or a 2-person argument setup, walk away from the question. Really. 2) Even if we accept the casual "you" when the statement really means "one," or "a person," all we know is that monarchies came under pressure, sometimes leading to regime change. We don't know how many monarchies fell, or what replaced them, nor do we know how many countries slipped back into monarchy later. These kinds of things aren't stable or permanent. (I say this writing from the US in 2025 . . . ) 3) As others have pointed out, the given data emphasizes two particular continents, not the whole world. In any case, we don't have data on relative population size, number of governments, immigration, etc., so even if the overall # of monarchies decreased, how would we know the likelihood of a given person living in a monarchy? So yeah . . . please skip this. Think of it as "I spent time on this so that you don't have to," and I'll have done my service for the day.

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