Following the first Opium War, Britain gained control of ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Hong Kong
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Aaron Burr's hope to become the ruler of a new nation failed when:
a. James Wilkinson informed President Jefferson of the plot b. several Indian tribes refused to back the plan c. Burr's friends were unable to solicit enough money d. he lost the election
President McKinley's policy of benevolent assimilation in the Philippines
a. failed to solve serious sanitation and public-health problems. b. was quickly reversed by McKinley when it became apparent that the Filipinos deeply resented and actively resisted it. c. was not welcomed by the Filipinos. d. worked remarkably well and led to the early granting of the Philippine independence. e. recognized the value of traditional Filipino culture.
The nineteenth-century practice of placing American Indians on reservations was partially designed to
A. allow them to develop to a point where they could assimilate into white society. B. allow Indians to develop to a point where they would not need to assimilate into white society. C. create sovereign nations within U.S. territory so that Indians could negotiate with other nations. D. integrate Indians with white society. E. None of these answers is correct.