Author Question: In the rivalry between Great Britain and Russia in Asia a. Britain was concerned about Russian ... (Read 38 times)

Caiter2013 · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

The Republican party of the 1850s

a. began as and remained a one-issue party.
b. had a pessimistic outlook concerning the future of the nation.
c. was prepared to moderate its position on slavery in the territories.
d. adopted a platform that appealed to those who were interested in the economic development of the West.

Question 2

In the rivalry between Great Britain and Russia in Asia

a. Britain was concerned about Russian expansion southward toward India.
b. Russia borrowed money to lend funds to Persia for railroad construction.
c. alarmed by German expansionism elsewhere, Britain and Russia came to an understanding about Afghanistan, which separated Russian controlled Central Asia from British controlled India.
d. Britain and Russia agreed on spheres of influence in Persia.
e. all of the above