Why did Wilson have difficulty in his attempts to help Mexicans achieve political and agrarian reform?
a. He allowed William Jennings Bryan, his secretary of state, to make all foreign policy decisions related to Mexico.
b. He refused to defend the Roosevelt Corollary.
c. He had laudable goals, but his tone and methods were condescending.
d. He tried to impose Progressive reforms on a society already united along class lines.
c. He had laudable goals, but his tone and methods were condescending.
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A) by controlling the party organization and ruthlessly destroying all his rivals. B) because Lenin had enthusiastically supported him. C) by denouncing Lenin and promising to undo all his work. D) in a democratic Politburo election. E) because he was the only native Russian among the Bolshevik leadership.
The Self-Strengthening Movement was an attempt to blend indigenous cultural traditions with European industrial technology in
A. China. B. Japan. C. the Ottoman empire. D. Russia. E. Korea.
Vasco de Gama was the first European to establish
A) bases of the western coast of Africa. B) direct European trade with Indian subcontinent. C) the correct calculations of the southern sky. D) direct European trade with Philippines. E) None of these
The Spanish-American War in 1898 was partially caused by __________
A) a desire to annex Hawaii B) fear of Spanish invasion C) the sinking of the U.S.S. Constitution D) yellow journalism E) McKinley's desire to demonstrate American supremacy to European powers