Expanding empires in the late nineteenth century meant all EXCEPT which of the following?
a. fewer tensions between European powers
b. the incorporation of new territories and new peoples
c. increased opportunity for overseas travel and work
d. greater control of natural resources from colonized territories
e. oppression of colonized people
Answer: a. fewer tensions between European powers
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Answer:
"Christian liberty" was the basis for religious toleration.
a. true b. false
Tanzimat legal reforms included all of the following rights EXCEPT
A) equality before the law for all subjects. B) public trials in civil courts. C) the right to privacy. D) women's right to sue for divorce. E) None of these is correct, because all were among the Tanzimat legal reforms.
What characterized the affirmative action programs instituted in the 1960s and 1970s?
-They were deliberate efforts to punish white Americans for their historical privilege. -They were an unjust violation of American meritocracy. -They were rigid quota systems that replaced white workers with minorities. -They were procedures designed to account for the disadvantaged position of minorities.