26 July 2010, 1:44 pm
What was the Nationalists' attitude toward reform in China? They wanted foreign powers to retain spheres of influence in China. They disliked foreign interference but were influenced by Western ideas. They advocated a working-class revolution to defeat the imperialist powers. They wanted to isolate China from foreign influence and Western thought. What is peculiar about Hong Kong's political status? It is jointly governed by both Britain and China. It is a sovereign nation that will become a Chinese colony in 2000. It is culturally a part of China but has been governed by Japan since 1860. It was leased to the British but became part of China in 1997. Which of the following statements regarding European colonization of Southeast Asia is not correct? The Europeans cared little about existing ethnic boundaries and drew up boundaries for their own profit. Boundaries created by the European colonists created hostilities among many of the different ethnic groups. When World War II ended, many of these colonies, upon independence, inherited conflicts among various ethnic groups. When World War II ended, many of these colonies, once independent, found that once existing conflicts between various ethnic groups were no longer present. When did most islands in the South Pacific gain their independence? in the 1980s and 1990s in the 1960s and 1970s in the 1840s and 1850s in the early 1800s... Read More »
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