What were the two events which most alarmed the British ruling classes in the closing decades of the 18th century and why?(100-200 Words)
【正确答案】：The two events which most alarmed the British ruling classes in the closing decades of the 18th century were the American War of Independence and the French Revolution.In the American War of Independence the colonists proved themselves willing to fight for equality，national identity and political representation.Their war cry "no tax without representation" was just as valid for the British middle class and working class when Parliaments still represented only aristocrats.In the French revolution，people were prepared to remove the heads of the aristocracy and anyone else who denied them liberty，equality and fraternity.P124
