New Emperor Mutsuhito’s Japan sought to make good on its promise and took on the name of Meiji, meaning _________, and launched a series of progressive reforms aimed at strengthening imperial rule, as exemplified by the issuing of the Charter Oath of 1868.
a. “Samurai Rule”
b. “Bushido Rule”
c. “Enlightened Rule”
d. “Reform Rule”
c. “Enlightened Rule”
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a. was used for intimidation, not personnel decisions. b. was strongly opposed by Truman's Justice Department. c. resulted in the firings and resignations of many innocent Americans. d. was ruled unconstitutional in 1952.
A famous example of communist-bourgeois political collaboration in the 1920s was in
a. China. b. the Soviet Union. c. Japan. d. France. e. Germany.
How is power maintained in stateless societies like the Igbo in West Africa?
A) Women maintained absolute power over villages. B) Foreigners held power over villages. C) Rulers prevented villagers from leaving. D) Families, rather than central authorities, ruled villages.
Why did Massachusetts and Connecticut feel the need to pass sumptuary laws?
a. They weren't comfortable with the idea that lower-class people were taking on the trappings of upper classes. b. They weren't comfortable with the idea that upper class people were "slumming" and taking on the trappings of lower classes. c. They wanted to abolish all signs of the British social class system. d. They wanted to establish a minimum dress code for the lower classes. e. They wanted to establish a minimum dress code for all colonial classes.