The text authors state that "the 1890s . . . was a decade of strident nationalism and aggressive posturing" in American foreign policy. Cite at least three examples of this "aggressive posturing" in the 1890s
What will be an ideal response?
Consider: the clash with Germany and Britain over Samoa; the incident in Valparaiso, Chile; the Venezuelan boundary dispute; the Spanish-American War; annexation of new territories; the Philippine Insurrection; establishing a protectorate over Cuba.
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How did the early years of the Civil War affect Europeans?
a. European leaders reaffirmed their commitment to feudalism and serfdom to prevent a rise of free labor in their own countries. b. Many industrial workers faced unemployment and hunger as European factories were forced to close. c. European textile factories expanded as plantation owners smuggled huge amounts of cotton out of the South to help finance the war. d. British textile factories shifted to wool cloth to replace the dependence on American cotton.
In the decades before the new imperialism
a. the Caribbean sugar trade and the output of Central and South American mines declined. b. advocates of free trade argued that commerce was more profitable than new colonial expansion. c. industrialization in Europe drew more countries from around the world into the European commercial system. d. Western ideas and technology continued to spread even without the expansion of political empires. e. all of the above
Which of the following is true of northerners who settled in the South immediately after the Civil War? a. They constituted the largest group holding political office in the South during Reconstruction. b. For the most part they were greedy, scheming politicians who came to loot the South in its most desperatehour
c. Most came because they were seeking business opportunities or a warmer climate. d. Knowing that industrialization of the South was impractical, they were primarily interested in bringingmechanized agribusiness to the region.
What were the most significant positive and negative effects of the agricultural transition on human society?
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