Although at the time of the first Han dynasty census, in 2 C.E., the population of China was estimated at sixty million, within two centuries the oppressive Han policies had reduced the population to:
a. less than twenty million.
b. less than thirty million.
c. around thirty-five million.
d. less than forty million.
e. around fifty million.
a
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A) ruthless military conquest B) enslavement of the Indians C) mutual understanding and cooperation D) wiping out the Indians to create living space for Europeans
Supporters of the 1978 Proposition 13 in California successfully
A. focused white male voter resentment on affirmative action. B. separated the issue of taxes from the issue of what the taxes supported. C. played on the racial fears of voters. D. played on the personal security fears of voters. E. mobilized thousands of voters against funding for parochial schools.
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A) Ngo Dinh Nhu. B) Ho Chi Minh. C) Bao Dai. D) Ngo Dinh Diem.
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A) better natural defenses B) more towns C) less chance of survival D) more threat from invasion