Examine the decline of China in the nineteenth century. How did China fall from world leader to dominated state so rapidly?
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a. increasing the number of Japanese ports in which the Americans could trade and live. b. providing for the exchange of ministers between the two nations. c. giving privileges of extraterritoriality to Americans living in Japan. d. restricting the American presence in Japan to the port of Nagasaki. e. effectively ending Japan's diplomatic isolation.
The Assyrians were ruled by
a. a coalition of nobles. b. local assemblies. c. a small number of elite priests. d. elected legislatures. e. absolute monarchs.
As a result of the 1946 midterm elections,
A. Truman was emboldened by the Democrats' success and pursued his agenda of containing communism. B. the two houses of Congress were split between Republicans and Democrats, resulting in gridlock. C. the Democrats, benefiting from the victory in World War II and Truman's popularity, added to their majority and carried out even more New Deal reforms. D. the Republicans took control of both houses of Congress and attempted to roll back the New Deal.