Which of the following is the best summary of African influences in the United States? 1.Languages contributed to place names and commonplace words such as skunk and tobacco. They introduced foods such as corn and chocolate. Their influence in art can be seen in pottery, leather products, jewelry, and beadwork.
2.Languages contributed to place names and commonplace words such as okra and gumbo. Their influence is especially important to music genres such as jazz, blues, and gospel. Foods such as rice, kola nuts, and black-eyed peas were introduced by those from another continent.
3.Architectural influences can be seen in the way colonies set up their towns. Meeting houses were in places of importance. Churches and homes were built with thick stone walls and decoratively painted supporting beams. Christianity still plays an important role in United States.
4.Foods such as sushi and curry are popular in the United States today. Buddhism and Hinduism are important religions in the West. They also contributed to architecture, languages, and inventions. Yoga and acupuncture were contributed into the healthcare system.

1.Languages contributed to place names and commonplace words such as skunk and tobacco. They introduced foods such as corn and chocolate. Their influence in art can be seen in pottery, leather products, jewelry, and beadwork.

Explanation:

the expansion of the rule of empires over other territories took place as a result of several reasons including economic, ethnocentric, political, and religious, and exploratory purposes.

in terms of economic purposes: imperial governments aimed to maximize profits and with that purpose they neeeded cheap labor, access to or control of markets to sell or buy products. they also desired to find natural resources (precious metals and land). in the awake of   industrial revolution, dependent colonies provided the necessary raw materials that european factories and market needed to manufacture products.  

ethnocentric: many territories were conquered by imperial territories in an attempt to spread their cultures, values and belief as they considered them to be superior. in the late 19th century, for example, european powers held   the racist belief that inferior races should be conquered in order to “civilize” them.

political: another reason that drove conquer and expansion was patriotism and growing imperial power. it refers to national prestige, pride, and security. empires sought strategic territory to ensure access for their navies and armies around the world.

religious: the aim of converting new member of other religions was another factor that prompted expansion.   christian missionaries from europe established churches in conquered territories during the nineteenth century. thus, they spread western cultural values. furthermore, the imperial nation’s language was spread as well, through educational and religious interactions.

exploratory: imperial nations or their citizens aimed to explore territory that was unknown to them,   for different purposes including medical or scientific research, however, at the very   beginning, they did it to embark on adventure. furthermore, imperial explorers sought to discover, map, and claim territory before their imperial competition did, for national and personal glory as well as to realize the imperialist goal of expansion.

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.