In which of the following ways was China's development most similar to Japan's?
a. Both set about building the modern state in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
b. Both experienced sustained economic growth during the early twentieth century.
c. Confucianism receded in both, though some core values of Confucianism endured.
d. Both became militarist states in the 1930s.
c
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One immediate problem in the first few years after the war was
a. a housing shortage. b. the national feeling that not much was gained by victory in the war. c. large-scale unemployment. d. a marked decrease in the standard of living for the middle class.
The "Black Codes" enacted in southern states during 1865 revealed that most southerners:
a. expected blacks to take care of themselves b. wanted to see education for black children c. intended to offer former slaves freedom of employment only, not any other kind of freedom d. wanted blacks to be second-class citizens
How was the Greek language disseminated in the East?
A) It was forced upon them by Alexander, and his successors continued in that vein after his death. B) The need for workers to rebuild the territories of the East damaged by conquest brought an influx of Greek speakers into the area. C) Constant warfare in Greece forced the migration of thousands eastward, spreading their language and culture. D) The city of Alexandria in Egypt became a cultural magnet for the great minds of the Hellenistic, drawing Greeks (their language and culture) to the great library. E) Greeks began to migrate eastward. When Macedonia had taken over the Greek World, confusion set in regarding loyalty to particular city-states, not that they were all united; Greeks looked at themselves as Greeks instead of Athenians, or Thebans. Thus, they were more willing to migrate and live side by side with non-Greeks, sharing the language and culture under the precedent begun by Alexander.
The mail-order catalog was pioneered by __________
A) Montgomery Ward B) Sears and Roebuck C) J.C. Penny D) Lord and Taylor