Which of the following was not a motivation for imperial expansion?
A. Extension of political authority
B. Economic benefits from obtaining raw goods for manufacturing
C. Nationalist competition among the states of Europe
D. Religious enthusiasm
E. Extension of democratic principles
Answer: E
You might also like to view...
Why was congressional passage and ratification of the Bill of Rights so politically important to securing Americans' confidence in the new national government created by the Constitution?
Answer:
Much of the direct, written evidence for the early period of the Zhou dynasty comes from inscriptions on
a. oracle bones. b. cups. c. the walls of the kings' palaces. d. bamboo strips.
The bakufu system
A. never gained a foothold in Japan, although it became a central part of Korean culture. B. implemented the use of the uji wherever it came to power. C. was the primary cause of the Onin War and the disintegration of the shogunate. D. was a centralized form of government under military leaders known as shogun. E. produced Confucian scholars for the Japanese bureaucracy.
During the reign of Empress Irene, which of the following happened?
a. The iconoclast controversy was settled. b. A deal was made with the Abbasids that saved Constantinople from takeover. c. Charlemagne was recognized by the pope as the legitimate heir of the Roman Empire. d. The pope in Rome would not accept Irene as emperor. e. All of these choices.