Empress Dowager
a. was sensitive to the needs of the people.
b. placed her son on the throne and then imprisoned him in a palace coup.
c. was a champion of democratic reforms.
d. initially opposed reform but later supported some reforms, including the civil service examination.
e. abandoned her Manchu connections and adopted western democracy reforms.
d
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The "Japanese Miracle"
A. began with the creation of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1948. B. had its roots in the initial policy decisions made during the Meiji reform period. C. refers to the fact that Hokkaido was not damaged by atomic blasts. D. led to the establishment of a socialist economy. E. successfully abolished all social and gender discrimination.
The first farmers from the Fertile Crescent settled in Mesopotamia, establishing the _________ culture of villages (6000-4000 BCE).
a. Phoenician b. Assyrian c. Philistine d. Ubaid
Which of the following was not among the chief values adopted by early settlers in the United States?
A) Individuality B) Lack of formality C) Efficient use of time D) Limited government E) Efficient use of time and limited government
How did the actions of the civil rights movement in the South differ from those in the North?
A. Southerners attempted change through the legal system; Northerners generally practiced sit-ins and civil disobedience. B. Northerners were more closely aligned with churches and religious groups that attempted to enact legal changes. C. Northerners attempted change through the legal system; Southerners generally practiced sit-ins and civil disobedience. D. Southerners mostly worked toward civil rights as individuals, without the organizing power of larger groups.