Which of the following was NOT a factor of decline in the Ming Empire?
a. Corruption and syphoning of tax collections.
b. Restoration of Confucianist ideals
c. Food shortages due to a "mini ice age."
d. Decreased imports of silver from the Americas.
e. Disturbances along the northern frontier.
b
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The American-sponsored Bretton Woods Conference met in 1944 to prevent what repeat of World War I?
a. Rise in anti-Semitism. b. Economic catastrophe. c. Communist revolution. d. Fascist movements. e. Food shortages.
Diplomacy between the US and China fell apart over which issues? a. Chinese "volunteers" in the Korean war
b. Mao's alliance with Khrushchev following Stalin's death. c. Chinese involvement in anti-democracy movements in South Vietnam. d. Mao's demand that the US withdraw from Taiwan. e. US interference in Cambodia.
In regard to reporting gender-based violence, most victims ______.
A. report right away B. gain sufficient social support after reporting C. perceive that the costs outweigh the benefits D. are usually believed
Which of the following is true about women's rights advocates and their position on the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments?
A) ?They had no formal opinion about either amendment. B) ?They felt betrayed because neither had forbidden the denial of rights on the basis of sex. C) ?They opposed both amendments because they felt African Americans should not vote. D) ?They supported both amendments because they guaranteed rights of citizenship to women. E) ?None of these are correct.