Base your answer to question 24 on the passage
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
… Since the beginning of China as a nation, we
Chinese have governed our own country despite
occasional interruptions. When China was
occasionally occupied by a foreign race, our
ancestors could always in the end drive these
foreigners out, restore the fatherland, and
preserve China for future generations of Chinese.
Today when we raise the righteous standard of
revolt in order to expel an alien race [the
Manchus] that has been occupying China, we are
doing no more than our ancestors have done or
expected us to do. Justice is so much on our side
that all Chinese, once familiarizing themselves
with our stand, will have no doubt about the
righteousness of our cause.…
— “A Public Declaration,” 1906
Which conclusion can be drawn from this
passage?
(1) China can no longer remain isolated from its
neighbors.
(2) The Chinese people are happy with the rule
of the Manchu.
(3) The Chinese people wanted to end foreign
occupation.
(4) China has prospered under the rule of
foreign powers.