China was insulated from the scientific and industrial revolutions occurring in europe because of its self-imposed isolation. as a result,

a) it did not face competition and could focus more clearly on its own goals.
b) the west continued to badger china diplomatically for cooperation.
c) the west surged ahead of china while china began its slow decline.
d) it grew in a parallel way in technology and science, surging ahead of europe.

C. the West surged ahead of China while China began its slow decline.

The intellectual revolutions occurring in Europe advanced the technology of European countries eventually pushing them to imperialism. As China declined they were easily pushed into signing trade treaties and forced to giving up lands to European countries. Great Britain was able to take control of Hong Kong and the US negotiated the Open Door Treaty.

In my honest opinion , i’d say franklin d roosevelt was a president that impacted our nation , i say this because fdr is voted among top three best us presidents and he was the longest serving president by 3 terms , usually presidents only supposed to have two terms increments of 4 years , equivalent to 8 years total before election time. and he established the fdic , through the 1933 banking act and he established the us , social security system , during his presidency, and established a national minimum wage , through the fair labor standards act , fdr led the allied coalition to victory in wwii and he played a major role in the creation of the united nations.

That president would be none other than president warren g harding , return to say of life before wwi