Alcohol abuse in the 19th century: a did not involve women. b was not recognized as a social problem. c had little impact on the efficiency of labor. d held little threat for the family because everyone drank. e stemmed from the hard and monotonous life of many.

E. Stemmed from the hard and monotonous life of many.

Explanation:

Alcohol abuse was very common in the 19th and 20th centuries. People would turn to alcohol to make them feel better, without knowing the long term effects.

Many people during this time were dealing with war. The Mexican-American War, Spanish-American War, and the Civil War were just a couple of big wars that were fought in the 19th century. Soldiers would become forever wounded, both mentally and physically, turning to alcohol as an escape.

Not only soldiers would abuse alcohol though. Women would also abuse alcohol, as the stress of having to fend for the family alone was a very daunting task.

In the 20th century, alcohol abuse became such a problem that prohibition began in the United States, banning alcohol. Of course, this did not last forever as it was seen as unconstitutional.

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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