After the fall of Memphis and New Orleans in 1862 Vicksburg
Mississippi remained a transit point for Confederate supplies
across the Mississippi River. The high bluffs which the town sits
on are a singular feature of the Mississippi Delta region and made
the city a natural fortress for the Confederacy. Control of the
town and the bluffs meant control of the Mississippi river and all
the commerce and communications that went with it. Therefore the
town became the most important strategic objective of the Union
Army in the West from December 1862 until the town surrendered on
July 4 1863,
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Answer: C. China must violently resist foreign countries efforts to control the country.
Explanation:
The Chinese Boxer Rebellion occurred between the years 1899 and 1901 and was propagated by a secret society known as the Boxers who incited the Chinese peasants to rise up against the perceived exploitation of China by foreign powers such as Britain, France, Germany and other European countries.
They believed that China should resist the foreigners by any means necessary including by violence. They showed this by embarking on a violent campaign during the Rebellion to chase all Foreign powers from China and eventually got the support of the Government.
The Rebellion ended when a Multinational force defeated the rebellion and forced China to make concessions.
Answer: (d) Congress was unable to deal with threats from foreign powers.
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