China failed to industrialize as soon as the West because for all of the following reasons except
a. it had no uniform system of weights and measures.
b. it lacked an efficient communication system.
c. the urban middle classes were not as free as in the West.
d. taxation policies favored agriculture rather than manufacturing.
e. China's population was too large to support an industrial economy.
e
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A) True B) False
Pope Leo XIII responded to modern ideas in all of the following ways EXCEPT
A) permitting the teaching of evolution as a hypothesis in Catholic schools. B) criticizing capitalism for the poverty of the working classes. C) recommending that Catholics form labor unions to assist workers. D) embracing Marxist socialism. E) identifying Christian principles in socialism.
For what reason did most of the opponents of the League of Nations believe that the United States should not join it?
a. It intended to aggressively force other countries to join. b. It was a weak organization that was likely to be unsuccessful. c. It would increase U.S. involvement in its allies' affairs.
Restating American Goals in South Vietnam, March 1964 - Click on the following link and scroll down to item number 84, Memorandum from the Secretary of Defense (McNamara) to the President, dated March 16, 1964. Read Section I, U.S. Objectives in South Vietnam:https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v01/ch3.Then review President Dwight Eisenhower's 1954 comments to the press in which he explained the domino theory: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=10202a. According to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's report to President Johnson, what goal did the United States seek in South Vietnam?b. What did McNamara predict would happen in Southeast Asia were the United States to fail to meet its objective in South Vietnam? How does this compare with
Eisenhower's comments in 1954? Explain.c. Given America's efforts in South Vietnam since 1954, what global consequences did McNamara assert would result from failure in South Vietnam? Do you agree with this reasoning? Why or why not? What will be an ideal response?