The motives for the voyages of Zhenghe possibly included all of the following except
a. trading profits.
b. curiosity.
c. to seek information on a earlier emperor who might have escaped into exile.
d. military conquest.
e. all of the above
d
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Why did the Western powers support the Qing Dynasty during the Taiping Rebellion?
A) The Taipings were strongly opposed to Christianity and wanted to remove all missionaries. B) The Taiping Rebellions led to a war with Japan, and the Chinese population preferred peace. C) The Taipings would not allow reforms in Confucian governmental practices. D) The Taipings eventually opposed opium use and wanted to end land concessions to foreigners. E) The Taipings liked opium usage, and the Western powers felt it was bad for the Chinese people.
The development of the factory system had all of the following effects EXCEPT
a. the relationship among family members remained stable b. working-class women took in piece work to add to the family income c. the economic usefulness of the family-based workshop was destroyed d. woman's role once divorced from earning income became less important in the family e. many of the necessities women made were now available for purchase
In order to persuade the Border States to remain in the Union, President Lincoln
a. relied solely on moral appeal. b. used only totally legal methods. c. guaranteed that they could keep slavery permanently. d. never had to use troops. e. used legally dubious methods including the declaration of martial law in Maryland and the deployment of Union soldiers in a local civil war in Missouri.
The Great Leap Forward was
a. a Soviet-supported push for the creation of large factories for heavy industry. b. mass mobilization for widespread economic development. c. a youth movement to create a truly egalitarian culture. d. a campaign against spiritual pollution.