What determined the schedule for merchants and pilgrims in Southeast Asia?
a. A strict time table
b. Omens and signs
c. The whims of Tang officials
d. Prevailing winds
e. The pronouncements of priests
d
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During the Gilded Age, more and more people bought homes in suburban areas for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) their isolation from immigrant neighborhoods. B) the convenience of mass transit systems. C) their serenity, cleanliness, and greenery. D) their proximity to banks and department stores. E) the comfort of living among like-minded people.
Partisan conflict in Gilded-Age politics was most about which of the following?
A) relations with other nations as the U.S.'s territory continued to grow B) alternative visions of America's future C) who would control patronage D) Social Darwinist plans for domestic reform
After the overthrow of Queen Lili`uokalani in 1893, the United States took over
A. Cuba. B. the Philippines. C. Hawai`i. D. Puerto Rico. E. Guam.
Which of the following is NOT a counterpoint to the argument that China was poised to be move into the industrial age?
a. There was a healthy respect for the merchant class in Chinese society. b. Manufacturing and trade remained under control of the State. c. Success was seen as accomplishing a career in the government bureaucracy. d. Heavier taxes were levied on manufacture than agriculture. e. The commercial middle class had little influence at court.