How do historians use turning points to better organize information about the past?
O A. They use them to determine the credibility and reliability of
primary sources.
B. They use them to understand what earlier historians thought
about important events.
C. They use them to mark transitions between distinct historical
periods.
D. They use them to identify themes that apply to different regions
and periods.
SUBMIT

answer; i believe the correct answer is benjamin harrison;

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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0. how did the annual sum of their wages compare with the cost of tallow candles at potosí? tallow candles were 300,000 so for huancavelica it takes 3,000 years and for chaplains it took 350 years.11. compare the wages of the mita workers at potosí with the wages paid those amerindians (native americans) who freely hired themselves out? the amerindians made 3 to 4 times more than the mita workers.12. what do you conclude about these figures (6 – 9)? 2