Under the Tang emperors, the power of the _______ grew at the expense of the ________
A) scholar-gentry; nobility
B) military; scholar-gentry
C) Buddhists; nobility
D) nobility; scholar-gentry
A
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Both the Habsburgs and the Ottomans renewed the traditional Islamic-Christian imperialism which had characterized the period of 600-950 and which had given way to the Muslim and Christian commonwealths of _________.
a. 950-1450 b. 950-1500 c. 950-1700 d. 950-1800
Rather than only a war over preserving the union, the Emancipation Proclamation made the Civil War a war to
a. save the Union. b. abolish slavery in the United States. c. punish slave owners. d. punish slave states. e. guarantee the right of popular sovereignty.
Discuss the Soviet bloc in the 1970s and 1980s. Explain the fall of communism in east-central Europe in 1989
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Why were Republicans able to dominate politics in the 1920s, controlling both Congress and the presidency?
A) Republicans appealed to the traditional values of immigrant groups and factory workers. B) Americans were looking for a return to traditional policies following the changes of the Progressive Era. C) Republican government pushed for increased taxation to provide more services to the urban poor. D) The government role in the economy decreased in the 1920s. E) Lower tariffs provided better access to inexpensive, European consumer goods, fueling the Jazz Age culture.