Which statement about events in Poland from 1980 to 1991 is FALSE?
A. Mass public demonstrations caused significant changes in government policy.
B. Huge hikes in food prices helped to give rise to Solidarity.
C. By the end of 1990, the nation had freely elected a new president.
D. Soviet troops occupied the country in December 1990.
E. Solidarity’s support burgeoned and, by late 1981, it was backed by almost one-third of the population.
Answer: D
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A) There was a strong backlash by the Catholic Church feeling usurped in their authority, but lay people embraced these ideals with little resistance. B) The Christians of Europe were incensed at the humanists for embracing pagan principles. C) The Catholic Church and the Christian community railed against the humanists as pagans and heretics. D) The desire to reinvigorate Christianity coincided beautifully with the humanist principles of reviving the past and these principles were embraced. E) The embracing of pagan ideals was treated logically as an exercise in philosophical thought.
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A. the enrichment of the aristocracy. B. the decline of the small farmer. C. the growth of the Roman military. D. overexpansion of the empire. E. an inefficient system of taxation.
Which of the following is true about Mussolini's rise to power?
a. It was aided by loosely controlled paramilitary squads called the "blackshirts." b. He was able to force the King to abdicate c. He was first democratically elected to the Chamber of Deputies (lower house of the Italian parliament) in 1921. d. The King appointed him Prime Minister in 1922. e. It was inspired by Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany.
Which of the following fields did NOT see any innovations created during the Han Dynasty?
A) history B) law C) medicine D) plastic arts E) instrumental music