In order to enhance its authority over the general population including the peasants, the shogunate relied upon
a. force and intimidation by samurai warriors.
b. high taxes.
c. Confucian maxims.
d. cheap food and entertainment.
e. restoring the emperor to power.
c
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Students for a Democratic Society was formed
A. in reaction to the Kennedy assassination. B. as a branch of the Democratic Party. C. to protest the Vietnam War. D. primarily by college students from prestigious universities. E. to support civil rights efforts in the South.
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Which of these could be considered the outcome of the conflict? A) The conflict led to no major long-term reforms in the English government. B) The rule of the Protestant government was reaffirmed and solidified. C) The relations between Catholics and Protestants were greatly improved. D) Parliament became dominant over the king. E) The trust between the middle class and the aristocracy was eroded irreversibly.
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a. Goulash. b. Perestroika. c. Modified. d. Borscht.