Why did the Western powers support the Qing Dynasty during the Taiping Rebellion?
A) The Taipings were strongly opposed to Christianity and wanted to remove all missionaries.
B) The Taiping Rebellions led to a war with Japan, and the Chinese population preferred peace.
C) The Taipings would not allow reforms in Confucian governmental practices.
D) The Taipings eventually opposed opium use and wanted to end land concessions to foreigners.
E) The Taipings liked opium usage, and the Western powers felt it was bad for the Chinese people.
D
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A) He was both a child of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. B) He had a sense of moral responsibility to the people of France. C) He advocated an invasion of Britain in the 1790s. D) He was born the son of a Parisian merchant. E) He was a successful military general but had no talent for civil administration and reform.
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A) Henry Koster. B) André João Antonil. C) Charles Boxer. D) Gilberto Freyre.
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A) The loss of savings and employment led many Americans to abandon their faith in traditional forms of religion. B) Unemployment and poverty undermined people's sense of self-worth and caused many to despair. C) Most men either committed suicide or abandoned their families because they were so devastated that they could not provide for them. D) Middle- and upper-class people had more emotional resources and fared better than poor people. E) Hunger and poverty made Americans unable to think properly and make good decisions, leading to divorce and crime.
Why did consumer products such as washing machines and electric ranges become increasingly available after World War II?
A) There was a surplus of consumer goods produced during the war. B) These technologies were not developed until after the war. C) There was no consumer demand for such items during the war. D) Wartime production restrictions were lifted.