In Mexico and China, large-scale rebellions against the ruling elites were launched by
a. peasants and disaffected intellectuals.
b. working-class laborers.
c. the military.
d. intellectuals and urban workers.
a
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The most decisive campaign election issue in 1840 that led to the election of Whig Party nominee William Henry Harrison as president was
A) President Van Buren's ideological unwillingness and inability to take decisive federal government actions to alleviate the severe economic downturn in the country. B) the status of Harrison as an Indian wars military hero at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. C) the vice presidential nomination of John Tyler of Virginia who brought regional and age balance to the Whig Party ticket. D) his enthusiastic support of proposals to annex Texas, Oregon, and California into the United States.
Second-generation Asian women currently differ most from their early 1900s counterparts in
their A) higher education. B) wage -earning. C) high birth rates. D) high marriage rates.
To many Northerners, the Black Codes seemed to indicate that
a. the rights of blacks were being protected. b. the transition to black freedom would be difficult. c. the Civil War had been worth the sacrifice. d. presidential Reconstruction was working. e. possibly the North had not really won the Civil War.
Which of the following is NOT true of Bernini's David?
a. In contrast to the clear contours in Michelangelo's David, Bernini's version reveals a forceful spiraling of the David's body that suggests motion and drama. b. Bernini's realistic depiction of David contrasts to Michelangelo's idealized figure. c. In the Bible, David is the young shepherd who defeats the giant Goliath with a single blow, evidence that God is helping him. d. Bernini's David looks back to the Renaissance in the figure's elegance and proportions.