Question 28

why is the northwest ordinance considered one of the most important laws in american history?

a

it increased conflict between the states by allowing slavery to spread.

b

it set the precedent that the federal government can directly tax income.

c

it established a lasting peace between settlers and american indians.

d

it created the process for admitting states and expanding the country.

mohenjo-daro is located west of the indus river in larkana district

the answer is mass marketing.

superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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