A new round of Western territorial demands in China was sparked by the successful 1897 German acquisition of much of the
a. island of Sri Lanka.
b. Shandong Peninsula.
c. Liaodong Peninsula.
d. Korean Peninsula.
e. Weihaiwei Peninsula.
b
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"Western imperialism was an inevitable consequence of the West's Scientific and Industrial Revolutions." Discuss and evaluate the persuasiveness and weaknesses of this statement.
What will be an ideal response?
In his first budget, President Clinton presented a controversial proposal to
A) increase Social Security taxes by 10 percent over two years. B) reduce the federal deficit by raising taxes and reducing spending. C) follow the model of "Reaganomics" by cutting taxes sharply. D) cut the Pentagon's budget by 25 percent.
In the wake of the French defeat in Montreal in 1760, the French population in Canada
a. decided to adapt to the new flag and masters. b. vowed to continue its resistance in guerrilla warfare. c. fled into the Canadian hinterlands. d. conspired against the British with nearby Indian tribes. e. continued to preserve their French heritage and still form a strong French minority in Canada today.
The Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895, was began when Japan interfered in what Chinese vassal state?
a. Vietnam b. Tibet c. Taiwan d. Manchuria e. Korea