Why was the term "enlightened despot" appropriate to describe rulers such as Joseph II and Catherine the Great?

Well they were enlightened to the despots because if their tolerance to the enlightenment ideals of the time

Explanation:

it probably would allow the power of the nobility to be limited.

- "it was a failure that was an embarrassment for the kennedy administration."

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peasants’ war, (1524–25) peasant uprising in germany inspired by changes brought by the reformation, peasants in western and southern germany invoked   divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords. as the uprising spread, some peasant groups organized armies. although the revolt was supported huldrych zwingli and thomas müntzerits condemnation by martain luther contributed to its defeat, principally by the army of the swabian league. some 100,000 peasants were killed. reprisals and increased restrictions discouraged further attempts to improve the peasants’ plight.

i think it would be " a" i might be wrong tho