Which of these well-established Chinese forces was a key factor ending the Zheng He expeditions?
A) Buddhist rejection of materialism
B) Ming isolationism
C) scholar-bureaucrat conservatism
D) rivalry between the Daoists and Confucians
C
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A famous novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe rallied northern hostility toward one particular component of the Compromise of 1850, the
A. re-drawing of the Texas boundary. B. fugitive slave law, which allowed southerners to more easily reclaim their runaway slaves. C. failure to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. D. provision that Mormon Utah could decide for itself whether to be slave or free.
The ultimate point of collectivization was to
a. exterminate the peasants. b. organize peasants like factory workers. c. conscript peasants into the army. d. bring women into agricultural labor. e. improve conditions for farmers.
The greatest increase in the national debt in the twentieth century occurred
a. during World War II. b. under Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. c. during Ronald Reagan's two terms in office. d. under Lyndon Johnson. e. under William Clinton.
The Amistad was a
A) ?British merchant vessel. B) ?French pirate ship. C) ?Spanish schooner carrying rebellious and illegal slaves. D) ?a fur trading ship that sailed on the Pacific. E) ?an American military vessel.