How did Europeans justify their imperialistic activities?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Many Europeans saw imperialism as a civilizing mission.
b. The notion of the “White Man’s Burden” emphasized the altruism and sacrifice of Europeans who sought to civilize colonial subjects.
c. Social Darwinists believed Europeans were racially superior and thus fit to rule.
d. Social Darwinists believed non-white peoples were racially inferior and thus could never rule themselves.
e. Europeans believed in the superiority of their civilization and sought to spread it around the world to benefit all of humanity.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The two earliest countries to have more than one half of their populations engaged in industry were
a. Britain and Belgium. b. America and Britain. c. Russia and Britain. d. America and Germany.
The Oneida community:
a. allowed each member an equal vote in governing the community. b. permitted all of its members to own private property. c. banished any member who divulged any information about the community's sexual practices. d. invented the concept of birth control in America. e. controlled which of its members would be allowed to reproduce.
In the late fourth century, Christianity was proclaimed the official religion of the Roman empire by Emperor
A. Marcus Aurelius. B. Theodosius. C. Tiberius. D. Constantine. E. Severus.