From 1820 to 1865, the debates over nullification, protective tariffs, and the 1 spread of slavery into the new territories concerned the constitutional
issue of the

a) balance of power between the federal and state governments
b) balance between the rights of individuals and the need to maintain order
c) protection of the rights of ethnic and racial groups
d) separation of power between the executive and legislative branches

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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they thought they were   chrstian even though they were roman opening a r religous war and giving people hope