What led William McKinley to order a preemptive attack on the Philippines in 1898?
A) He looked to open trade with Japan.
B) He aimed to involve the British in a war with Spain.
C) He wanted to gain control of China.
D) He hoped to hobble the Spanish navy.
Answer: D
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a. introduction of a European-style civil code. b. abolition of the caliphate. c. abolition of Shi'ite orders. d. abolition of Arabic script and call to prayers.
When he became the leader of the German Reformation, Luther chose
a. to support the power of the Holy Roman Emperor. b. to reject the power of princes and magistrates. c. to question the social hierarchy. d. to abandon his millenarian beliefs. e. to preserve the social order.
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What will be an ideal response?
One of the primary reasons Legalists in the Qin empire opposed the Confucians was that the latter ____
a. desired wealth and business ownership. b. desired the independence of children. c. expected benevolent and nonviolent rulers. d. expected the rich to care for the poor. e. exalted rugged individualism.