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This concept, deeply embedded in the American experience, justified US continental expansion and US imperialism as an obvious duty to spread the ‘superior’ American way of life. It was a manifestation of US nationalism as well. ______________________________________________
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manifest destiny
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This country shared much of the US colonial and frontier experience, and like the US dealt with deep cultural divisions. Unlike the US, these experiences did not result in a violent independence movement or a civil war. The threat of the US was one reason why this consolidated into a nation. This country is __________________. Correct!
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Canada
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US policy toward Latin America became more interventionist and exclusionary over time. While the US demanded an ‘open door’ in China, it gradually closed the door in parts of Latin America. This policy was expressed in the various versions of the _____________________________________ that was originally declared in 1823 and is a good example of US imperialism.
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Monroe Doctrine
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demonstration of Turkish nationalism, the __________________________________ movement was an attempt to reform the Ottoman Empire, but caused a nationalistic backlash among subject nationalities in the empire.
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Young Turk
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The family that unified and ruled Russia for hundreds of years was named __________________________.
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Romanov
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Russian rulers sought reforms in Russia, but were very guarded about their power. Even though _______________________ was the place that they modeled, Russia maintained its autocratic rule and reforms did not reach the bulk of the population. It remained very different from its model.
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Europe
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Which one of the Eurasian and Asian nations that we studied actually implemented political and economic reforms based on western models to modernize and compete with the west? _____________________________
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Japan
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Unlike the European dominance in China that remained mostly coastal, economic, and indirect, the British took political control of this sub-continent after a military revolt of the Sepoys in 1857. ______________________________ You Answered
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India
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Industrialization and its demands for resources and markets, nationalism and the spirit of competition that it encouraged, Social Darwinism and Scientific Racism combined with the realization that this continent had great potential. The results were a scramble for territory on this continent. _______________________
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Africa
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The ____________________ Conference only exacerbated (or increased) the European competition for global empires. This competition was a major cause of World War I.
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Berlin
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