Today's lecture is about the history of urban planning. One key figure is Baron Haussmann, who redesigned Paris in the 1850s. His main goals were to improve traffic flow, create open spaces, and reduce the risk of disease by widening streets. However, a less obvious effect was that the new wide boulevards made it harder for citizens to build barricades during revolts. This was seen as a way to maintain public order, but it also changed the social character of the city, displacing many working-class residents to the outskirts.
❓ 讲座中提到奥斯曼重新设计巴黎的一个间接后果是什么？
A. A. 它增加了市中心公园的数量。
B. B. 这使得公民更容易发起抗议。
C. C. 它削弱了公民设置路障的能力。
D. D. 它通过减少疾病改善了居民的健康状况。
✅ 正确答案
C. It reduced the ability of citizens to erect barricades.