The beat movement developed in the united states in reaction to the

a) growing power of corporations and unions
b) violence and extremism of the second red scare
c) conformity and materialism of mainstream society
d) scarcity of material and financial resources after world war ii

answer: born in saint-dié, in the vosges department, france, he studied law, and was called to the bar at paris in 1854,[2] but soon went into politics, contributing to various newspapers, particularly to le temps. he attacked the second french empire with great violence, directing his opposition especially against baron haussmann, prefect of the seine department. a series of his articles in le temps was later republished as the fantastic tales of haussmannlaxupa (1868).[2]

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