Section a: what are some other reasons as to why the civil war lasted as long as it did? what are the strengths and weaknesses of the north vs. south? reference at least 3 specific examples from your american yawp textbook chapters. section b: in the pov article, what are some of the arguments kenneth m. stampp and richard h. sewell make about what caused the civil war? provide specific examples from each article. (1-2 fully developed paragraphs) section c: after watching the videos on the civil war, what are some things that captured your attention? why should we continue to learn about the civil war? why do future generations need to know about it? provide 3 to 4 specific examples from the videos.

superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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mint more silver currency sorry its probably to late.

a stronger central government  

its what they are