What did Desmoulins mainly attack in his writings?
Ancien Régime
British empire
Church clergy
Industrialists
Answer
Ancien Régime was the primary target of Desmoulins' writings. As a journalist, he utilized his platform to passionately denounce the practices, institutions, and privileges associated with the old regime in France. Desmoulins' critique aimed to dismantle and oppose the unjust structures of the monarchy and the aristocracy, calling for fundamental societal and political change during the French Revolution.
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