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What is the definition of Imperial Identity?
What is the definition of Imperial Identity?
- The belief that a nation is superior to others
- The belief that a nation has a divine or historical mandate to expand its territory and influence (correct)
- The belief that a nation should focus only on its internal affairs
- The belief that a nation should isolate itself from the rest of the world
What laid the groundwork for future imperial ambitions in the United States?
What laid the groundwork for future imperial ambitions in the United States?
- Early colonial experiences (correct)
- Manifest Destiny
- The concept of being a 'City upon a Hill'
- Conflict with Native Americans
What does the concept of being a 'City upon a Hill' imply?
What does the concept of being a 'City upon a Hill' imply?
- The United States is superior to other nations
- The United States should isolate itself from the rest of the world
- The Puritan settlers in New England were creating a virtuous and exemplary society (correct)
- The United States should focus only on its internal affairs
What did Manifest Destiny provide a moral rationale for?
What did Manifest Destiny provide a moral rationale for?
Which event involved the U.S. acquiring vast land from France in 1803?
Which event involved the U.S. acquiring vast land from France in 1803?
What was the main consequence of westward expansion in relation to Native Americans?
What was the main consequence of westward expansion in relation to Native Americans?
What was a key feature of 19th-century America driven by Manifest Destiny?
What was a key feature of 19th-century America driven by Manifest Destiny?
What is the belief in exceptionalism?
What is the belief in exceptionalism?
What did the belief in Manifest Destiny justify?
What did the belief in Manifest Destiny justify?
What did westward expansion promote the idea of?
What did westward expansion promote the idea of?
Which event contributed to the expansion of the frontier in the United States?
Which event contributed to the expansion of the frontier in the United States?
What were the economic drivers of westward expansion in the United States?
What were the economic drivers of westward expansion in the United States?
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
Why did the United States often intervene in Latin American countries?
Why did the United States often intervene in Latin American countries?
Which conflict resulted in the acquisition of territories like Puerto Rico and the Philippines by the United States?
Which conflict resulted in the acquisition of territories like Puerto Rico and the Philippines by the United States?
What was the significance of the Panama Canal?
What was the significance of the Panama Canal?
What did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 accomplish?
What did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 accomplish?
What were the economic interests that drove American intervention in Latin America?
What were the economic interests that drove American intervention in Latin America?
What was the purpose of the United States' intervention in Latin American countries up to 1917?
What was the purpose of the United States' intervention in Latin American countries up to 1917?
What prompted significant investment in infrastructure during westward expansion in the United States?
What prompted significant investment in infrastructure during westward expansion in the United States?
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