The Stresses That Led to the Taiping Rebellion in the Guangxi

question 1

Multiple Choice

The stresses that led to the Taiping Rebellion in the Guangxi region were initially a result of

• A) severe loss of rural population.
• B) foreign intrusion
• C) foreign intrusion.
• D) b and c
• E) all of the above

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