5. Which of the following
statements is
true concerning
the map
pictured above?
A. The Union thought that by blockading the
southern ports they could easily win the war.
B. The Union wanted to shut the south off from all
possible help in an attempt to squeeze the
Confederacy into submission.
C. The snake's head begins in the Union's capital
and tail ends in the Confederate capital to mark
the journey the soldiers would face during the
war.
D.
The Union knew that the Confederacy had the
industrial advantage so they were attempting to
cut off any exportation of goods.

the right answer is the third one: turnpikes went short distances to connect markets. turnpikes, also known as toll roads, were very important for trade and transportation (of people, goods and products) in the 19th century, coinciding with the expansion towards the west. they contributed significantly to the economic development of the united states.

c. free trade can lead to low pay for workers in poorer countries.

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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