The Chinese leadership was completely united in the decision to crush the demonstrators at Tiananmen Square in 1989
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Examine the image of black slaves working a machine that was published in Harpers Weekly in 1869. What development of the late-eighteenth century does the activity of the men in the image reflect?
A) The machine is the cotton gin, reflecting the expansion of cotton and slavery after 1793. B) The machine is a shotgun, reflecting the practice of hunting by slaves on plantations. C) The machine is an automobile, reflecting the use of cars on plantations. D) The machine is a wheat grinder, reflecting the expansion of grain crops in the South.
An event that precipitated the March 1917 revolution in Russia was
A) the seizure of public buildings in Petrograd by the Red Guard. B) an abortive attempt to assassinate the tsar. C) factory strikes in Petrograd and shortages of food. D) the departure of Tsar Nicholas to the front to assume personal command of the army. E) the death of the heir to the Russian throne.
The ulama served to ________ the power of the caliphs
A) increase and protect B) destroy C) legitimate but also limit D) serve
By the 1870s, Europeans were
a. abandoning free trade and adopting tariffs. b. abandoning tariffs in favor of free trade. c. adopting free trade but abandoning laissez-faire. d. abandoning capitalism in favor of socialism. e. looking to Russia as the industrial model to emulate.