Ottoman decline was caused by all except
a. a decline of competence within the ruling family.
b. internal decay of the ruling elite.
c. the Europeanization of the Turkish upper classes.
d. a decrease in the involvement of the rulers in the activities of the government, thus enabling the Sublime Porte to become more powerful.
e. conquest of Constantinople by Great Britain and France in the Crimean War.
e
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a. Taira. c. Fujiwara. b. Kiyomori. d. Minamoto.
In 1488, Bartholomeu Días __________.
A. discovered South America B. rounded the southern tip of Africa C. reached China by water D. won the last battle of the Reconquista
For industrial workers in antebellum manufacturing centers, "free labor" meant organizing trade unions to create a new economic independence and a new moral community
a. true b. false
In the Pullman strike of 1894, what did Grover Cleveland’s intervention accomplish?
A) It provided business an effective antilabor weapon to hinder unions. B) It ensured the success of the strike. C) It failed to end either the strike or the rioting. D) It gave workers the protection of a court injunction. E) It led to the creation of the Pullman Porters’ Union.