This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: During the last years of the nineteenth century, the United States responded to events in China by ... (Read 75 times)

tnt_battle

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 556
During the last years of the nineteenth century, the United States responded to events in China by
 
  A)  sending an American gunboat to force the Manchu dynasty to capitulate.
  B)  requesting equal trading privileges and the opening of trading ports in China.
  C)  bombing the capital until Chinese terrorists surrendered.
  D)  sending covert aid to the Harmonious Righteous Fists in an effort to overthrow the anti-Western Manchu empress.
  E)  demanding that an arbitration commission be established.

Question 2

Which of the following correctly pairs a group or individual with its or his objections to the 1916 nomination of Louis Brandeis to the Supreme Court?
 
  A)  American Bar Association: Brandeis's innovative approach to the law
  B)  Republican congressional leaders: Brandeis was too conservative on hot-button social issues
  C)  Industrial Workers of the World: Brandeis a Jew
  D)  Woodrow Wilson: the seat should be filled by the new president.
  E)  National American Woman Suffrage Association: the seat should be filled by a Latino woman.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

skipfourms123

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 343
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A





 

Did you know?

There can actually be a 25-hour time difference between certain locations in the world. The International Date Line passes between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa. It is not a straight line, but "zig-zags" around various island chains. Therefore, Samoa and nearby islands have one date, while American Samoa and nearby islands are one day behind. Daylight saving time is used in some islands, but not in others—further shifting the hours out of sync with natural time.

Did you know?

On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.

Did you know?

More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.

Did you know?

The largest baby ever born weighed more than 23 pounds but died just 11 hours after his birth in 1879. The largest surviving baby was born in October 2009 in Sumatra, Indonesia, and weighed an astounding 19.2 pounds at birth.

Did you know?

Your chance of developing a kidney stone is 1 in 10. In recent years, approximately 3.7 million people in the United States were diagnosed with a kidney disease.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library