Which of the following describes a difference between 19th century imperialism and forms of imperialism that existed earlier in history

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Before the 19th century, imperialism consisted of mostly colonizing and taking advantage of an area's resources and people for gain. This changed in the 19th century since Imperialism became a larger focus of increasing the size of a country, where instead of simply taking advantage, the colonies were treated as small extensions of countries where the mainland would benefit from the trade and spread of their ideologies.

So basically, global competition between countries in imperialism and spread of influence increased drastically, and I think can be argued as one of the reasons why we had WW1 in the first part of the 20th century. The competition for the best country and empire became a global one instead of being treated as a way to simply get resources, and more about extending reach as well.

germany's government did not have enough money to pay its debts, so it began printing more money, which caused economic problems. germany did not pay off its wwi debts until 2010. germany was also responsible for paying reparations after world war ii.

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although world war i began in 1914, the united states did not join the war until 1917. the additional firepower, resources, and soldiers of the u.s. to tip the balance of the war in favor of the allies. remaining neutral. when war broke out in 1914, the united states had a policy of neutrality.