Racial concepts of civilizations were utilized to justify
a) ninteenth-century imperialism
b) the establishment of the Shang dynasty in China
c) the roman empire
d) the enslavement of conquered peoples in the ancient world
Answer: a) ninteenth-century imperialism
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a. ignored farming in favor of raiding English settlements. b. proved very popular among those seeking to establish small farms. c. were limited to only Dutch landholders. d. relied on the fur trade for success.
In building their Pacific empire during the early 1940s, the Japanese claimed they were doing which of the following?
a. Strengthening ties with Europe b. Opening Southeast Asia to American colonization c. Creating an "Asia for Asians" d. Reviving trade via the Sea Road
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a. Georgia b. Virginia c. the Mississippi River d. the Ohio River
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