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What state process did Tocqueville argue the French Revolution continued?
Modernizing and centralizing the French state
Decentralizing the French state
Stagnating the French state
Returning the state to monarchy
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Alexis de Tocqueville believed that the French Revolution continued the process of modernizing and centralizing the French state. The Revolution, he argued, was not a break with the past but rather a continuation of the state's efforts to strengthen its control over society. This process had begun in the 16th century, when the monarchy began to centralize power and create a more efficient state bureaucracy.
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