Much of the resistance to the Emperor _________'s “hundred days' reform” program, issued in a flurry of edicts in 1898, was centered on the empress dowager.
a. Qianlong.
b. Li Hongzhang.
c. Guangxu.
d. Kang.
c. Guangxu.
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To secure the necessary troops for the war, both the North and the South __________
a. resorted to a draft b. forbade wealthy men to buy exemptions c. allowed women to join combat units d. hired mercenaries from Europe e. used "press gangs," coercion, and blackmail to obtain soldiers
Which of the following describes a feature of Mesopotamian justice?
A) the separation of legal issues from religious or spiritual matters B) the rejection of the use of the death penalty in homicide cases C) the belief that the gods could determine the guilt or innocence of the accused D) the punishment of all members of the family of the person convicted of a crime
Some socialists believed that Karl Marx was wrong in advocating violent revolution, arguing instead that forming political parties and participating in the democratic political process could achieve socialism
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Why did people move to the West in the 1800s?
A) The federal government required poor immigrants to settle in the West. B) The federal government gave large incentives to people who moved west. C) Soldiers and their families moved west to control the Indian population. D) People moved to farm on the rich soil. E) The East had become unpleasantly overcrowded and industrialized.