The First
Sino-Japanese War was the event that opened Asian nations, particularly
China, to trade with Europe.
<span>The </span>First Sino-Japanese War<span> (1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895) was fought
between the </span>Qing
Empire<span> <span>and the </span></span>Empire
of Japan<span>, primarily over influence of </span>Korea. <span>After
more than six months of unbroken successes by Japanese land and naval forces
and the loss of the port of </span>Weihaiwei<span>, the Qing
government </span>sued
for peace<span> <span>in February
1895.</span></span>
The effects of the three Punic wars was death of several Carthaginians,decline of the Carthaginian civilization and its written history, and the rise of Rome as the sole power in control of the city of Sicily, Mediterranean region and trade. The main cause of the Punic war was control of the city of Sicily between the Carthaginians and the Romans. The second battle was fought because of desire by Carthaginian king to revenge the failures of his father. The third Punic was was fought to resist unrealistic demands by the Romans such as handing over all Carthaginian technology and children hostages.
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Answer:
c. civil service examinations
Explanation:
In order to fill government positions, the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties all used CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
In ancient China, imperial examinations were used to select government officials using written examinations and this use of meritocracy was influenced during the Tang Dynasty.
The Tan, Ming and Song Dynasties all used examinations to test the knowledge of candidates on subjects like Chinese classics, poetry and administrative issues.
The economic restructuring program Mikhail Gorbachev used was "Glasnost".
