Empires, Mayflower, and New Amsterdam

What is imperialism?

• The practice of extending a country's political power through the acquisition of conquered territory

• The practice of establishing a market for a state's products

• The practice of creating military bases in conquered territories

• The practice of preventing rival powers from acquiring new land

What is an empire?

• A political unit that extends its rule over conquered territories

• A country that controls lands beyond its borders

• A state with one supreme ruler and territories lacking effective representation

• A ruler who governs multiple territories with different cultures and political systems

Why do countries build empires?

• To obtain power and wealth

• To establish military bases and increase security

• To create a market for their products

• All of the above

What are some reasons a state may take new land?

• To obtain valuable natural resources

• To control a territory's trade

• To use the labor of the territory's people

• All of the above

How are empires held together?

• By the threat of forcible reconquest

• By providing stable government to subject peoples

• By ensuring national security

• By freeing peoples from tyrannical rule

Which ancient empires provided relatively stable government for many subject peoples?

• Egypt, China, Persia, and Rome

• Greece, India, Babylon, and Carthage

What have economists and political theorists debated about imperialism?

• Whether it benefits the states that practice it

• Whether it is morally blameworthy

• Whether it is necessary for national security

• All of the above

According to Niccolò Machiavelli, what is imperialism?

• The justified result of the natural struggle for survival among peoples

• The means of freeing peoples from tyrannical rule

• The practice of extending a country's political power through the acquisition of conquered territory

• The practice of establishing military bases in conquered territories

Why do some people consider imperialism morally blameworthy?

• Because it involves the domination of peoples against their will

• Because it prevents rival powers from acquiring new land

• Because it establishes military bases in conquered territories

• Because it creates a market for a state's products

What is the main purpose of imperialism?

• To extend a country's political power

• To establish military bases

• To obtain valuable natural resources

• To create a market for a state's products