A Major Factor in the Shift in American Foreign Policy

question 87

Multiple Choice

A major factor in the shift in American foreign policy toward imperialism in the late nineteenth century was

• A) the need for additional population.
• B) the desire for more farmland.
• C) the construction of an American-built isthmian canal between the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
• D) the closing of the frontier.
• E) the need for overseas markets for increased industrial and agricultural production.

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Definitions:

Statistical Significance

Indicates whether the results of a study are likely to be due to chance or are actually significant in terms of supporting a hypothesized effect.

T Value

A statistic calculated in hypothesis testing used to compare the observed difference between two means relative to the variability of the data.

Z-Test

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between sample and population means.

Population's Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variation in a distribution of a population's values, indicating how much individual scores differ from the population mean.