The major impetus for reform in the Middle East was
a. the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire
b. desire to achieve peaceful coexistence of different religious groups
c. how to jump-start economic reforms in a former "gunpowder" empire.
d. overcoming the stigma of having sided with the Germans in World War I.
e. achieving parity for all nationalities within the former Ottoman Empire.
a
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What was the bargain of Vladimir of Kiev?
A) For the honor of marrying the Byzantine emperor's sister, he threw down pagan idols and was baptized. B) He bargained with the Byzantines to trade a lucrative portion of his grain supply to Byzantium for an imperial marriage. C) Vladimir promised to convert to Christianity if Byzantium allied with him to gain control of Serbia. D) Vladimir struck a bargain with the Russians on gaining access to trading ports on the Baltic Sea in exchange for a regular supply of metal ores. E) He did not strike a bargain with the Byzantines or the Russians.
The position of the Catholic Church towards Nazism was
A) a position of total opposition, as it represented a competing religion. B) one of indifference and veiled preference to that of the socialist parties gaining ground in Europe. C) one of full support, as many of the rituals incorporated into the Nazi religion were Catholic rituals. D) that the Catholic Church was not fully cognizant of Nazi ideas and did not take a stance. E) a position of "wait and see" what happens next.
During the 1944 presidential campaign, Franklin Roosevelt was gravely ill.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Southerners called the tariff of __________ the "Tariff of Abominations."
A) 1832 B) 1828 C) 1824 D) 1820