What is American exceptionalism? A. the belief that America should be treated better than other countries
B. the belief that America is different from the rest of the world
C. the belief that America should be exempt from environmental regulations
D. the believe that America is a divinely blessed nation

B. the belief that America is different from the rest of the world.

Explanation

American exceptionalism is the idea that the US is different from the rest of the world because it is said that it was founded on equality, liberty, etc.

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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state law

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