Question

Why did angry Greek citizens storm into the streets in 2012 to protest?

A.) Some European nations threatened to take over the government of Greece if it couldn’t fix its economy.
B.) The Greek government agreed to a bailout plan that required deep public spending cuts.
C.) Great Britain threatened to expel Greece from the Eurozone.
D.) The government of Greece agreed to a bailout plan that required it to nearly double the tax rate for most citizens.

Answer 1

Citizens were provoked by plans to cut public spending and raise taxes as austerity measures in exchange for a €110 billion bail-out, aimed at solving the Greek government-debt crisis at the time. So the correct answer is D.