What played a more important role in distinguishing rulers from their colonial subjects in the imperialism of the nineteenth-century than in earlier instances of imperialism?
a. Race
b. Gender
c. Slavery
d. Political ideals
Answer: a. Race
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A) collaboration with Greek occupation forces. B) command of the Turkish national army in World War I. C) cooperation with foreign powers at the peace conference. D) appointment as prime minister by the Ottoman sultan. E) demobilization of Turkish forces in Anatolia.
During the Civil War, the South thought the British needed their ______ exports, and would come to their aid.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Most Greek colonies can be best described as
a. sizable settlements that included agricultural land. b. simple military outposts. c. vast kingdoms in their own right. d. sacred spaces valued primarily for religious reasons. e. places of punishment for Greek criminals.
What benefit to republican virtue did Jefferson see in the Louisiana Purchase?
a. He hoped that the removal of France from the continent would end the immoral influence of French fur trappers on American settlers. b. He thought that the incorporation of Indian tribes from the Louisiana territory would greatly extend the American experiment in democracy. c. He believed that expanding into Louisiana would help forge a unified American national identity. d. He believed that the region could become a bastion of industry, which would lead to greater economic opportunities for more people. e. He saw the potential to fulfill his dream of a great agrarian republic in the huge, fertile Mississippi Valley.