A Group of Historians Known as the New Left Revisionists

question 78

Multiple Choice

A group of historians known as the New Left revisionists argued that the United States' burst of overseas expansion of the 1890s

• A) was motivated by naive democratic idealism.
• B) was necessary to maintain an international balance of power.
• C) was designed to create an informal empire that would guarantee American economic dominance of foreign markets and investments.
• D) sought to build a colonial political empire.
• E) was motivated by racist "civilizing" to conquer and Christianize "primitive" blacks, Indians, and Latin American Spanish populations.

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Definitions:

Soft Determinists

Philosophers who believe that while human behavior is influenced by external factors, individuals still possess the ability to make choices, blending determinism with free will.

Determinism

The belief in philosophy that every event, including decisions on moral issues, is fully predetermined by preceding causes.

Compatible

The ability of two or more concepts, systems, or devices to work together without conflict or incompatibility.

Sartre

A 20th-century French philosopher, playwright, novelist, and political activist, known for his leading role in existentialism and his assertion that "existence precedes essence."