Which of the Following Was Not an Argument to Justify

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not an argument to justify imperialism at the turn of the century?

• A)the "white man's burden"
• B)Social Darwinism
• C)the need for military bases
• D)to lessen the burden of excess European population, especially criminals and other "undesirables"
• E)national prestige

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Late 19th Century

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Anglo Workers

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Chinese Exclusion Act

A U.S. federal law signed in 1882 that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers for ten years, the first law implementing immigration controls based on ethnicity.

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