Week 5: The New Frontier Answers

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What is the most important reason the United States expanded its territory in Asia in the late 1800s?

A
to protect its political interests
B
to spread democracy
C
to protect and expand its Asian trade
D
to spread Christianity
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In the 1800s, what new technology helped nations expand their territories with fewer soldiers?

A
machine gun
B
railroad
C
telephone
D
telegraph
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What was one way industrialization led to rising imperialism in the 1800s?

A
Countries needed cheap raw materials for their growing industries.
B
Countries wanted to buy goods produced in other parts of the world.
C
Countries needed a supply of laborers to work in their factories.
D
Countries wanted markets in which to sell their raw materials.
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A key factor of the empires the United States and European countries built in the late 1800s was:

A
totalitarianism.
B
patriotism.
C
chauvinism.
D
nationalism.
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What was the main way in which imperialist nations protected their colonies and trade in the 1800s?

A
The imperialist nations built military bases around the world.
B
The imperialist nations required their colonies to raise armies.
C
The imperialist nations armed their merchant ships heavily.
D
The imperialist nations made peace treaties with other nations.
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In the 1800s, what new technology helped imperial nations communicate quickly with their colonies in other parts of the world?

A
radio
B
railroad
C
steamship
D
telegraph
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Which of the following explains the arguments for US imperialism in the late 1800s?

A
The United States needed to prove its strength to Latin American countries.
B
The United States wanted to assume its place as a world power.
C
The United States wanted to discourage democracy, religion, and prosperity.
D
The United States wanted to discuss colonizing Latin America.
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The position of the United States toward Latin America in the 1800s was specifically based on

A
manifest destiny.
B
imperialism.
C
the Monroe Doctrine.
D
the US Constitution.
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In the late 1800s, Western nations generally believed the peoples of Africa and Asia

A
were good Christians.
B
were less civilized.
C
should learn English.
D
should be industrialized.
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Based on the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the position of the United States toward Latin America in the 1800s?

A
aggressive
B
colonial
C
belligerent
D
defensive

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