Which of the following was hitler s suggestion to the soviet union in regards to asia?
a. the soviet union should align with asia to ensure the defeat of the united states.
b. the soviet union should create a sphere of control within asia, similar to the sphere that germany planned to create within europe.
c. the soviets should align with germany to end the threat of a japanese invasion of the soviet union.
d. this would than make it easier for hitler to later gain control of asia, as well as

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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