-How Does This Photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt Working the Controls

question 38

Multiple Choice

-How does this photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt working the controls of a steam shovel in the Panama Canal Zone exemplify the spirit of imperialism that took hold in the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

• A) It is reflective of the democratic process that the United States used to acquire the Canal Zone from Colombia.
• B) It shows how technological innovation promoted overseas economic expansion and world prominence for the United States.
• C) It demonstrates the lack of sensitivity shown to native laborers who were considered to be racially and culturally inferior.
• D) It addresses the method used by Americans to "civilize" non-American lands and people.

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