The move from water transport to railroads was the result of
a. more powerful steam engines.
b. geography that was conducive to laying down track.
c. insufficient canals and riverways.
d. increased population in urban centers.
e. cheaper iron.
e
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A) still unwilling to aid England. B) fighting an undeclared naval war with Japan. C) virtually unprepared for the possibility of war. D) fighting an undeclared naval war with Germany.
What seems to have been the major influence on Hong Xiuquan?
A) Buddhism B) the self-strengthening movement C) Christianity D) 100 Days of Reform E) Daoism
To what extent does Guernica depict the actual bombing of the town?
a) The painting includes no airplanes or bombs, instead showing terror and ruin. b) The painting is so abstract that no figures may be discerned, much less any depiction of the event. Consider This: Pablo Picasso maintained that it was not the artist’s job to explain any symbols in his art. See 12.7: Narrative: Painted Terror. c) The painting vividly depicts the German planes swooping in low. Consider This: Pablo Picasso maintained that it was not the artist’s job to explain any symbols in his art. See 12.7: Narrative: Painted Terror. d) The painting colorfully attempts to depict the town square just before the first bombs dropped. Consider This: Pablo Picasso maintained that it was not the artist’s job to explain any symbols in his art. See 12.7: Narrative: Painted Terror.
New intellectual developments in Japan came about largely
a. from the reading of Western books. b. in reaction against Confucianism. c. because of the reintroduction of Christian texts by the Dutch. d. because of new ideas about Buddhism that came from Korea.