Essay questions

Front

Economic Reasons for Imperialism

Back

Industrial Revolution

new source of raw materials

New Markets to sell goods

Places to invest surplus Capital

Front

Cultural and Christianize

Reason for Imperialism

Back

Moral Obligation to improve the live of others

Teach the Western way

Front

Power as a cause of Imperialism

Back

Military Power

project power to protect trade

Front

Factors that Contributed to Stock Market

FEAR

Back

Government, economic and media leader warned of Speculative bubble

Over Speculation- too many were invested in stocks

Predictions of a bust due to overvalued stocks which triggered fear.

Front

Margin as a factor for the crash

Back

Borrowing money to invest

Margin loans led to sell of to pay banks

Panic causes pride to drop further and investors sell to prevent losses

Front

NO Credit for stock market crash

Back

No money available to stabilize stock prices

Front

Truman's Decision to Use Atomic Bomb

Options

Back

Invasion of Japan

Continued blockade

demonstration of weapons

use of weapons without notice

Front

Decision to use the Atomic Bomb

Back

Use the weapon as soon as possible with warning

use the bomb to save american lives

determined the atomic bomb was a legitimate weapon of war

Front

Causes of Cold War

Back

World War 2

USSR felt US should have entered the war sooner

USSR Expansion in Eastern Europe

Front

Causes of Cold War

Different Governments

Back

Soviets-Dictoral one party no rights

USA- Democratic, multiple parties, civil rights, right to vote