What event in 2006 led to China allying itself with the United States, Japan, and Russia?
A) The United Nations inability to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions.
B) The full-membership of China in the World Trade Organization.
C) North Korea's unexpected test of low-grade nuclear weapons.
D) Kim Jong Un's policies that heightened tensions in the Asian region.
E) The al-Qaida terrorist attacks in the US, Europe, and Asia.
Question 2
Which of the following was true of shoen?
A) often at the center of the struggle for power among rival shoguns
B) one of the Japanese empire's greatest sources of revenue
C) rented out to various monasteries over the years for rice cultivation
D) parcels of productive lands owned by monasteries and government officials
E) given to the samurai as rewards for valor in battle, but the samurai were less than successful as feudal lords
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