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What eventually forced Christian X to reduce his role to symbolic head of state?
A democratic revolution
Faced mass demonstrations, a general strike, and risk of overthrown monarchy
His own desire to abdicate
His family's pressure
Answer
Christian X eventually reduced his role to symbolic head of state because he faced mass demonstrations, a general strike, and risk of overthrown monarchy. In the 1930s, the Great Depression hit Denmark hard and many people were out of work. The Danish Communist Party was also gaining popularity and many people feared that they would overthrow the monarchy.
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