How did the first Zhou rulers justify their overthrow of the Shang?
A) by maintaining strict surveillance over the people
B) by introducing the concept of the mandate of heaven
C) by convincing the people that they ruled through a mandate from heaven
D) by keeping most of the population illiterate and tied to the land
E) by monopolizing the trade in metals, salt, and silks
B
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a. A larger number of people died in World War I than in any other war in history. b. The widespread use of strategic bombing led to countless civilian casualties. c. New technologies helped turn the war into a bloody stalemate. d. American propaganda campaigns demonized the enemy, fueling the war’s label as “most terrible.”
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez overthrew the democratically elected Arturo Araujo because he
A) scorned wealthy landowners and tried to confiscate their estates. B) favored modest reforms like limited land redistribution and women's rights. C) threatened to disband the military and replace it with a civilian police force. D) refused to collaborate with the United States military.
Social Darwinism was introduced to America by:
A) William Graham Sumner. B) Booker T. Washington. C) Herbert Spencer. D) John Fiske.
The Black Death killed 75 percent of Europeans in the Middle Ages
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.