Which of these factors contributed to the decline of the Ming dynasty?
a. Pressure by the English
b. A series of weak rulers
c. Pressure by the Dutch
d. Religious strife
e. Climate change
b
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What made the Border States different from other states in the Union?
A) There was more pro-Union support in most of these states than in others further north. B) They contained 80 percent of the Union's factories. C) They had nearly half of the Union's white male population. D) They were slave-holding states.
Which statement best describes how the white South reacted to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
a) In opposition to integration, white southerners often burned down schools. b) While the general public was outraged, southern congressional politicians supported the Supreme Court's decisions. c) Southerners worked closely with the NAACP, cooperating when they could to integrate schools. d) Some states closed the public schools rather than integrate, and offered white children the choice to opt out of integrated schools. e) Southerners took it in stride, recognizing that the time had come for change.
As time passed during the Senate debate on the Treaty,
a. Wilson became more inclined to compromise. b. Lodge became more inclined to compromise. c. popular enthusiasm for the League of Nations diminished. d. popular enthusiasm for the League increased. e. all of these choices.
President Truman's primary motive for using nuclear weapons against Japan was to __________
a. impress the Soviet Union b. kill as many Japanese as possible c. make sure these costly weapons were utilized d. completely destroy Japan e. end the war as quickly as possible