Like the Chinese “self-strengtheners,” Japanese senior advisors to the emperor sought to use new foreign technologies and institutions to strengthen the state ___________.
a. Against further foreign intrusion.
b. Against a planned and coordinated Western invasion.
c. Against the corrupting effects of an abandonment of religion in favor of science.
d. Against the tendency to become dependent on drugs like opium.
a. Against further foreign intrusion.
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A) at the beginning of the war B) through government films detailing Nazi atrocities C) only as the war entered its final stages D) as European Jewish refugees flooded into the United States from 1941 onward
Upon taking office, President John Kennedy met the challenges of the Cold War by
A. opening relations with the People's Republic of China. B. withdrawing from American defense commitments such as the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO). C. ordering a buildup of nuclear weapons, modernizing conventional forces, and developing counterinsurgency capabilities. D. pursuing Detente with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. E. All of these.
What was the purpose of mummification or embalming to the Egyptians?
a. Desire to travel into eternity with one's body intact b. Fear that a decayed body would bring a curse to the family c. Concern that an untreated body would be stolen by the god of the underworld d. Concern that the spirit of the deceased would come back as a slave e. Concern for plague
The 1961 Declaration of Indian Purpose called for
A. a complete separation from the society of the United States. B. "affirmative action" for Native Americans. C. the right of Indians to choose their own way of life. D. the removal of whites from Indian reservations. E. a reassessment of current assimilation practices.