The "self-strengthening" movement in China resulted in
a. a new industrial base and general economic modernization.
b. China's victory in the Sino-Japanese war of 1905.
c. regional reconstruction and rebuilding projects.
d. the re-assertion of the strength of the Manchu court.
c
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Alexander of Macedon's invasion of which country in 327 B.C.E. caused political chaos that eventually led to the country's unification?
A. India B. Greece C. Persia D. Egypt E. China
How did black opposition to colonization affect the antislavery movement?
a. Demands for abolition replaced demands for emigration. b. The abolitionists planned to scuttle the ships meant to carry the blacks. c. Abolitionists placed all of their support behind emigration. d. There was a demand for heavy financial compensation for the blacks.
Franciscans and Dominicans differed from members of other religious orders because they
a. lived according to a special ascetic rule. b. went out into the world in order to preach the church's mission. c. were permitted to marry and have children. d. often spoke multiple languages in addition to Latin.
The gold crisis of March 1968
A. spurred the Administration to redouble its effort in South Vietnam so as to retain access to that increasingly important market. B. was a serious economic crisis, but was largely unrelated to the war in Vietnam. C. played an important part in President Johnson's decision to turn down General Westmoreland's request for additional troops. D. forced General Westmoreland to divert scarce troops to defend South Vietnam's suddenly vital gold mines. E. was a smoke screen that Johnson used to justify denying Westmoreland any further deployments.