The Qing signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689 with
a. Japan.
b. Russia.
c. Britain.
d. Tibet.
e. Korea.
b
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Mussolini consolidated his power by
a. winning the elections of 1924 with a 65 percent majority. b. permitting the terror tactics of the Black Shirts. c. maintaining his images as a nationalist, an activist, and the best defense against disorder. d. dissolving opposition parties, independent labor unions, and troublesome newspapers. e. all of the above
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A. urban seaport communities. B. mill towns. C. raw frontier pioneer farms. D. plantation communities (both masters and slaves).
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a. Lorenzo Ghiberti b. Niccolo Alberti c. Giorgio Castiglione d. Niccolo Machiavelli e. Desiderius Erasmus