Why were the roman legions considered the best infantry in the world?

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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the geography of greece

led to limited interactions with other cultures in the mediterranean

was rich in natural resources and led to repeated invasions from the macedonians

encouraged greater contact with peoples on the southern and eastern mediterranean coasts

caused the greeks to eventually relocate eastward under alexander the great