The stresses that led to the Taiping Rebellion in the Guangxi region were initially a result of
a. severe loss of rural population.
b. foreign intrusion
c. social unhappiness.
d. b and c
e. all of the above
ANSWER:
d
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a. was unable to supply the navy with the cargo ships required to transport troops and war material to the front. b. emphasized speed of production over quality. c. lost its government contract because of cost overruns. d. found it difficult to retain workers because of unsafe working conditions and low wages.
As an example of rapid urbanization, the cities whose population grew from 172,000 to 2,700,000 and from 960,000 to 6,500,000 during the 1800s, respectively, were
A. New York and Tokyo. B. Paris and London. C. Berlin and Milan. D. Berlin and London. E. Batavia and Shanghai.
The Northern Song capital at Kaifeng was not
a. an administrative center. b. a commercial center. c. chosen for Chinese defense against steppe nomads. d. within close proximity to the Grand Canal.
Among the following, who was the most aggressive British general during the War for Independence?
A) William Howe B) Charles Cornwallis C) Henry Clinton D) Thomas Gage