Opium Wars
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Conflict between Britain and China from 1839 to 1842 that ended in Chinese defeat
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Unlike early patterns of urbanization, since around 1900 cities are created largely from ________
A) an influx of those looking for work B) surplus rural populations C) industrialization D) population growth
Nikita Khrushchev managed to outmanoeuvre Malenkov in a struggle for power by calling for
a. "Peace, bread, and land." b. alternative paths to Socialism. c. increased defense spending and perpetuation of heavy industry. d. economic hybridization under a policy of perestroika . e. an alliance with Mao Zedong in promoting Communism to third world countries.
What role did women play in the Civil War?
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Inspired by popular weariness with the Vietnam War, Congress in 1973
A. passed the War Powers Act and forced Nixon to end the bombing of Cambodia. B. provided unlimited military assistance to offset troop withdrawals. C. called for a massive bombing effort to settle the war once and for all. D. demanded military actions to force Hanoi to account for troops missing in action (MIA). E. insisted that Nixon provide North Vietnam with $3.25 billion in reconstruction aid.