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Imperialism and the Spanish-American War — Cumulative exam Answers

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What was the main reason why many white Southerners hoped to become slave owners?

They saw slavery as a sign of privilege.
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They needed help in their textile mills.
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They needed help in their factories.
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They wanted to help enslaved people.
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Which of the following were used as arguments in favor of American imperialism? Check all that apply.It would aid in the spread of new technologies.It would weaken democracy in other countries.It would help the United States compete with Europe on a global stage.It would protect US trade interests.It would help the United States gain access to new markets.

It would aid in the spread of new technologies.
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It would weaken democracy in other countries.
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It would help the United States compete with Europe on a global stage.
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It would protect US trade interests.
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It would help the United States gain access to new markets.
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In the late 1700s, as a result of mass production in the United States,

factory workers became more highly skilled.
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increased income enabled factories to pay higher wages.
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goods became less expensive to manufacture and buy.
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Britain began to use water-powered machines in factories.
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The income divide and excesses of the rich during the Gilded Age caused

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workers to abandon labor unions.
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some people to stop working at factories.
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workers to seek education to get better jobs.
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some people to work for economic and social reform.
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After the development of a steam-powered locomotive in the mid-1800s,

the laying of new rail lines grew quickly.
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national road construction came to a halt.
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steamship travel sharply declined in popularity.
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travel by steamboat was concentrated in canals.
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