China used the tribute system to
A) maintain a balance of power in Asia.
B) subordinate other countries who paid China to receive protection.
C) establish which nations would receive free trade.
D) persuade other nations to trade.
E) none of the above.
B
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Why was the United States able to implement the Marshall Plan after World War II?
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Jefferson's worst foreign policy blunder was
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