Pretend you are the Colossus of Rhodes (Helios) standing proudly in the harbor near the Aegean Sea. What do you see as you look out in the harbor? What are some things you hear as you stand watch? What smells do you notice? What are you thinking about as you stand in the harbor?

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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there are more than a million jobs out there

explanation:

they pay you money for doing work

the citation´s place is in position 4.

as carl becker

pointed out during the rise of european fascism after world war i

for democracy to prosper, it needs “a certain measure of economic security”

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example (johnson 4)

2b2t

explanation:

2b2t