In General Wheelers own words, "this terrible catastrophe [sinking of the Maine] though not the cause of the outbreak of hostilities, certainly hastened the action of Congress in its declaration of war against Spain." According to Wheeler the Spains actions in Cuba were already leading to war between Spain and the US. The sinking of the Maine was the final straw that decided the congress to vote for war. But war would have come without the sinking of the Maine.
<span>The correct answer is C. The Soviet style of communism focused on urban workers, while the Chinese style focused on rural peasants.</span>
The major difference between Maoism and the Soviet style of communism <span>is that Mao considered peasants as the bulwark of the revolutionary energy, led by the working class in China while Soviet Union focused on urban workers.</span>
The Confucian ideal regarding families in China was filial piety which was respect for one's elder family members.
The answers should be 1, 4, 6, and 7.
