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Why did many Americans believe the United States should become a world power in the 1880s?
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?
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?
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?
What did Europeans do to exert control over territories overseas?
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What drove Americans to become interested in new imperialism?
What drove Americans to become interested in new imperialism?
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What was the term used to describe the economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker ones?
What was the term used to describe the economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker ones?
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What did high tariffs in industrialized nations aim to do?
What did high tariffs in industrialized nations aim to do?
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What did John Fiske argue about English-speaking nations?
What did John Fiske argue about English-speaking nations?
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What did European nations do to exert control over some territories overseas?
What did European nations do to exert control over some territories overseas?
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Why did many Americans become interested in new imperialism?
Why did many Americans become interested in new imperialism?
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