Regarding the status of women, the effect of the American Revolution
A. generally weakened the position of women in society.
B. was to dismantle the patriarchal legal system.
C. was minimal and short-term.
D. was to end the traditional cultural concepts of the female role in society.
E. led some women to question their position in society.
E
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In Vedic culture, the soul of an individual is its ________
A) maya B) dharma C) atman D) moksha
Which of the following characterizes Japanese colonial policies in Taiwan and Korea in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
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