The Japanese opening to the West resulted from
A. the naval expeditions of Commodore Perry.
B. the diplomatic efforts of Lord Amherst.
C. the aftermath of the Plague of 1853.
D. the vote of a two-thirds majority in the Diet.
E. a collective decision by the pirates of Satsuma and the daimyo of Osaka.
Answer: A
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A. Low tariffs encouraged Americans to import goods, hurting domestic manufacturing profits and causing layoffs. B. A refusal to trade with European countries closed significant markets to American goods, hurting manufacturers and farmers. C. High tariffs prevented foreign industries from earning money to repay American war loans. D. Harsh treatment of Caribbean colonists caused boycotts, cutting off America's largest foreign market.
Helen Hunt Jackson was among those Americans who were outraged by the federal government's violation of its Indian treaties and instead embraced a different approach to the Indians, which was
A) To establish boarding schools that would teach them the ways of civilized society. B) To forge new cooperative relationships between members of neighboring tribes. C) To fortify Indian cultural identity and traditions. D) To provide college educations to Native Americans. E) None of these choices
The Progressives were
a. all members of the Republican Party. b. isolationists in foreign policy. c. mostly Protestant middle-class idealists and reformers. d. mostly laissez-faire politicians and conservative businessmen. e. mostly farmers.
Before his March on Rome, Mussolini's resume included all the following EXCEPT
a. elementary school teacher. b. editor of the socialist paper, Avanti. c. service at the front in World War I. d. seizure of Fiume in 1919. e. founder of the Fascist Party.