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.