Final answer:
The Committee of Public Safety raised a French army to defend the revolution, pushing invaders back across the Rhine and capturing the Austrian Netherlands. The correct answer is A. Army; Rhine.
Step-by-step explanation:
Fearing the revolution was in danger, the Committee of Public Safety issued a decree to raise a French army. The large army pushed invaders back across the Rhine and conquered the Austrian Netherlands. The correct answer to the student's question is A. Army; Rhine.
The Committee of Public Safety was a provisional government of revolutionary France in charge of putting down internal and external threats to the revolution. This committee, which Robespierre dominated, had to deal with rebellions, economic woes, and threats from European nations including emigrated royalists. Despite the challenges, the committee successfully rallied the population, resulting in a large military force capable of defending France and furthering the revolutionary cause.