All of the following were elements in the Taiping Rebellion EXCEPT
a. Christianity
b. Gender equality
c. Calls for a constitutional monarchy
d. Rejection of opium use
e. A divinely-inspired leader
Ans: c
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A) calling upon the League of Nations to take punitive action against Japan. B) sending a sharply worded protest to Tokyo. C) stationing U.S. warships along the China coast. D) imposing economic sanction against Japan.
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A) high percentages of people who voted B) widespread use of the "spoils system" C) absence of any kind of social or economic classes D) development of universal manhood suffrage E) increase in the number of appointed officials