Examine the dates in this timeline: 1848
1860
1864
1899 1901
1848: The Second Opium War
begins after China refuses to
legalize British opium
in its territory
1860: China is forced to legalize opium
after losing the Second Opium War.
1864: The Chinese government crushes the
Taiping Rebellion with help from European states.
1899: Chinese rebels launch the Boxer Rebellion
in an effort to expel foreigners from China.
1901: Japan, the United States, and European countries
put an end to the Boxer Rebellion.
Which title best describes the events in the timeline?
O A. The era of Chinese independence
B. The era of Chinese social turmoil
C. The era of Chinese military rule
D. The era of Chinese expansion

Which four excerpts from the poem "a political reverie" by mercy otis warren imply that america was an oppressed and exploited nation? no despot here shall rule with awful sway nor orphan's spoils become the minion's prey; no more the widow'd bleeding bosom mourns, nor injur'd cities weep their slaughter'd sons; for then each tyrant, by the hand of fate, and standing troops, the bane of every state, forever spurn'd, shall be remov'd as far as bright hesperus from the polar star; freedom and virtue shall united reign, and stretch their empire o'er the wide domain. on a broad base the commonwealth shall stand, when lawless power withdraws its impious hand; when crowns and sceptres are grown useless things, nor petty pretors plunder here for kings