Under China's Self-Strengthening Policy, the Government

question 23

Multiple Choice

Under China's Self-Strengthening Policy, the government

• A) put new agricultural practices into effect in an attempt to end the devastating famines.
• B) put to death tens of thousands of peasants who had participated in the Taiping Rebellion.
• C) began modernization of flood control on its major river systems.
• D) began to purchase modern weapons from Western countries.
• E) took control of Vietnam, giving the country its first colony.

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Goods or services produced in one country and sold to buyers in another, contributing to a country's total economic output.

Imports

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Globalization

The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.