Reformers wanted to improve education by __________
A. increasing local control of public schools
B. emphasizing competitive sports and physical education
C. placing more emphasis on studying the classics
D. enforcing compulsory attendance and providing free textbooks
D
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After the defeat of Michael Dukakis in 1988, many leaders of the Democratic party concluded that the party was too liberal and that in the future, Democratic candidates should:
A) heed Jesse Jackson's advice and reach out to the dispossessed. B) veer away from the Lyndon Johnson tradition of civil rights reform. C) be white, conservative and southern. D) stop listening to black constituents.
Of the following, Qin Shihuangdi's most important contribution to China was
A. establishing a precedent for centralized imperial rule. B. his elaborate tomb, which tells us much about the Qin religious orientation. C. building the precursor to the Great Wall. D. his conversion to Buddhism. E. his appreciation and support of education.
Mercantilism, the guiding principle of most early colonial empires, meant
a. encouraging more people to become merchants for the king or queen. b. recording the air temperatures of various parts of the empire. c. accumulating precious metals through exports from the colonies. d. keeping interest rates low in colonial banks so colonists could afford land.
Which one of the following areas was NOT eventually conquered by the Mongols?
A) southern India B) China C) Southeast Asia D) Russia E) Persia