Well, religiously, it as Adam. Otherwise, no one knows.
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D. rewarding loyal political supporters with jobs or money
Here's an example of patronage:
Patronage is customers or the financial support from customers or guests. An example of patronage is all of the customers at a deli. An example of patronage is money received by a hotel during a convention. ... Shopkeepers thanked Christmas shoppers for their patronage.
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The Soviet Union and China were uneasy allies. Chinese communism differed from Soviet communism, especially on Marxist ideology. A main difference was their view of the peasantry as playing a major role in the communist revolution. On the other hand, Soviets put their trust in a "revolutionary elite" of intellectuals and urban workers instead of the rural poor. After border clashes and disagreements over ideology, in 1959 Soviets withdrew all of their aid and advisors from China, ending their alliance.
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China lost the Sino-Japanese War (the first one) because of the corrupt and incompetent Qing Dynasty, which brutally exploited the Chinese, especially the Han people
