Which of the following statements concerning Western Africa and the Incas in the 1500's is true for both? Select one:
a. Strong local governments ruled under the authority of Islam
b. Political and inter-tribal rivalries made conquests by Europeans easier
c. Long-distance trade was severely restricted
d. Women had considerably more rights than their western counterparts

social contract theory, nearly as old as philosophy itself, is the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live

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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more than 65,000 union soldiers had been killed that summer.

more than 65,000 union soldiers had been killed that summer.

more than 65, is the correct