Among the internal problems of Japan in the early 1800s were
a. Impoverishment of the samurai
b. Social disorder
c. Higher taxation
d. Peasant revolts
e. All of the above
Ans: e
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The Southern urban police forces were used to enforce the laws and to
A) terrorize African-Americans. B) work with union forces. C) terrorize women. D) terrorize American Indians.
Lord Macartney's trip to Beijing in 1793
a. resulted in his being refused permission to go to the capital. b. created a scandal because Macartney tried to sell opium to local businessmen. c. was the primary action leading to the fall of the Qing. d. failed, as the Chinese government did not want additional trade with Britain. e. succeeded in obtaining Hong Kong for Great Britain.
Which of the following is the most accurate summary of the conflict over Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland?
a. The Sudetenland contained key industries and defenses but was ethnically German. Czech mistreatment of the German population led to its annexation by Germany. b. The pro-Nazi German population agitated against the democratic Czechoslovak government. To avoid a war and against the wishes of the Czechs and Slovaks, France and Britain gave this integral part of Czechoslovakia to Germany. c. The Sudetenland contained key industries and defenses but was ethnically German. The Czechs were willing, however, to cede the territory provided France and Britain would guarantee the territorial integrity of the rest of Czechoslovakia. d. Claiming the German right to national self-determination, Hitler took over the Sudetenland peacefully as he had Austria. The new realities on the ground were made official at the Munich Conference. e. Having powerful allies, strong fortifications, a well-equipped army, and a solid industrial base, the Czechs defended the Sudetenland even after France and Britain has given it to Germany.
Compared to Hinduism, Christians are more likely to:
A) See humans as superior to the rest of nature. B) Believe that women are morally superior to them. C) Approve to sexual pleasure. D) Tolerate other beliefs.