What accurately characterizes the nature of the Opium War?
a. It was begun, and won, by China.
b. The Chinese began hostilities as the only means available to them to stop the opium trade of the British.
c. Philippine smugglers used the war to monopolize the Chinese opium trade.
d. The British used Chinese objection to opium importation as a pretext to unilaterally invade China and forcibly open it to Western trade.
e. The war was a competitive confrontation between the Western colonialist nations to determine which would be the most successful at flooding China with opium.
d
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a) Real wages rose. b) Workers’ influence in national affairs declined. c) Health services became more limited. d) Educational services became more limited.
Which of the following was a notable foreign policy success for President Clinton?
A) mediation in Northern Ireland B) intervention in Rwanda C) intervention in Libya D) mediation between Israel and the Palestinians
The Protestant faith
a. was a unified church that provided a new alternative to Catholic worship. b. broke up into a number of smaller denominations. c. was often tolerant of Catholics who lived within its area of influence. d. gained the most support in the largest countries of Europe.
As president, William Howard Taft
A. angered many conservatives with his activism. B. angered many conservatives with his activism, but generally pleased progressives. C. generally pleased progressives. D. managed to match Roosevelt's personal dynamism. E. None of these answers is correct.