In the last decades of the nineteenth century in China,
a. Taiwan was taken over by Japan.
b. Qing control over Chinese localities was strengthened.
c. the Manchu rulers made no attempts at reform.
d. Chinese control over outlying regions was strengthened.
e. the Qing dynasty became increasingly popular throughout all levels of Chinese society.
a
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The term latifundia refers to
a. Large estates employing slaves and owned by large landowners. b. Land given to soldiers after having served in combat in the Roman army. c. The economic conditions of soldiers, who lost their land while they were away fighting. d. The agricultural transition to money crops by the common soldier-farmer. e. Colonies developed by Romans from land taken in military campaigns.
American Indians probably adapted more easily to the encounter with Europeans than vice versa because
a. they had seen new populations migrate into their regions many times before. b. their religion commanded tolerance and patience with alien cultures. c. of their belief that their world was animated by a spiritual force that was both universal and intelligent. d. new European arrivals were generally pleasant and agreeable.
For all of America's successes, by 1960 more than one in five Americans lived in poverty.
a. true b. false