During the 1890s, writers who rejected romanticism often wrote ________
A) stories depicting everyday life in regional settings
B) grand epic stories in which the hero always defeated the villain
C) disparaging tales about ethnic groups, perpetuating anti-immigrant feelings
D) political pamphlets championing their candidate
E) allegorical stories that used many examples from the Bible
Answer: A
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A) The use of Marx's theory of agricultural collectivization. B) The use of the Cheka and Soviet-sympathizing parts of the imperial army. C) The use of rapid industrialization to increase consumer goods production. D) The use of the New Economic Policy to take over the Russian economy. E) The use of the Five-Year Plans to purge the Bolshevik Politburo.
The Taiping Rebellion of China gained momentum from all EXCEPT which of the following?
a. pressures on the land that were due to population increases b. social instability from widespread opium use and the Opium War c. the government's loss of legitimacy because of its inability to manage foreign imperialism d. China's long tradition of peasant and religious rebellions e. government reforms aimed at relieving economic pressures by lowering taxes
Vikings originated in
a. Francia. b. Greenland. c. Russia. d. Scandinavia. e. Vinland.
Which development in the 1400s created a communications revolution in Europe?
a. seafaring technology b. Dutch painting c. humanism d. the printing press