Question

Which of these were challenges facing the Directory? Check all the apply.

financial problems
calls for women’s suffrage
warfare in Europe
finding candidates to run for office
political unrest at home
competition with Britain to explore new lands

Answer 1

Correct choices:
- financial problems — Yes. The Directory inherited Revolutionary debts, runaway inflation (collapsed assignats) and chronic budget crises.
- warfare in Europe — Yes. France was fighting successive coalitions, which strained resources and politics.
- political unrest at home — Yes. Royalist plots, Jacobin/Babeuf conspiracies, riots and coups threatened the regime.

Not correct:
- calls for women’s suffrage — No. While some women agitated, this was not a major issue threatening the Directory’s survival.
- finding candidates to run for office — No. The problem was factional elections and manipulation, not a shortage of candidates.
- competition with Britain to explore new lands — No. The Directory’s problems were military and financial, not exploration competition.