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The Imperialist Vision: US Expansion

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Why did many Americans believe the United States should become a world power in the 1880s?

To establish dominance over weaker nations for political reasons

To counter the expansion of European nations overseas

To secure new territories for settlement and reconstruction

Due to economic and military competition from Europe, and a growing feeling of cultural superiority (correct)

What is the main reason European nations expanded their power overseas?

To establish dominance over weaker nations for political reasons

To find new territories for settlement and reconstruction

To counter the expansion of the United States

To import raw materials for manufacturing (correct)

What was the concept of 'Anglo-Saxonism/Manifest Destiny' linked with?

The expansion of European powers overseas

Historian John Fiske's idea of superior character, ideas, and systems of government (correct)

The belief in the destiny of the nation to expand and develop

The need for new overseas markets to keep the economy strong

What did Europeans do to exert control over territories overseas?

Made some colonies and others into protectorates Signup and view all the answers

What drove Americans to become interested in new imperialism?

The need for new overseas markets to keep its economy strong Signup and view all the answers

What was the term used to describe the economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker ones?

Imperialism Signup and view all the answers

What did high tariffs in industrialized nations aim to do?

Protect domestic industries Signup and view all the answers

What did John Fiske argue about English-speaking nations?

They had superior character, ideas, and systems of government Signup and view all the answers

What did European nations do to exert control over some territories overseas?

Make some colonies and others into protectorates Signup and view all the answers

Why did many Americans become interested in new imperialism?

The nation needed new overseas markets to keep its economy strong Signup and view all the answers