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    American imperialism was motivated by four main factors: economic‚ political‚ geographic‚ and cultural. The economic factors were desires to find new markets for trade. By extending colonial power throughout the world‚ the US would have new trading partners and markets. In addition‚ the US would be closer to new markets; when the US became a colonial power in the Philippines‚ it opened up trade with East Asia. Politically‚ imperialism was able spreading nationalism/patriotism. It would be a

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    TYPE YOUR NAME: 1. Based on Gaustad’s The Religious History‚ explain how religion influenced Spain’s effort to colonize the New World. | 150 words | 25 points. Spain’s effort to colonize the new world was based solely on spreading the word of God. Spain at the time of Columbus’s expedition was “the most loyal Roman Catholic nation in Europe” (Gaustad’s pg.16) and therefore spreading the gospel was a main focus. It was said by General Treausrer Sanchez “the expedition could prove to

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    Whether in a dramatic "rags to riches" story or in our day-to-day struggles with our work‚ weight or habits‚ motivation is the factor that makes one work until the desired results are obtained. Motivation keeps you in high spirits and prevents you from getting discouraged when you face minor setbacks on your path to success. During childhood‚ your parents constantly kept motivating you to aim and achieve your goals. However‚ once you reach adulthood‚ parents take a backseat and you are left to fend

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    terms of motivated behaviour such that they appear to be purposeful and directed toward a goal. The hypothalamus is a brain structure located deep within the brain that‚ although small in size less than 1% of the brains total mass‚ is largely responsible for and controls a wide variety of human behaviour including motivation‚ eating‚ sexual activity and emotion. However in trying to understand this role it is important to first investigate the fundamental reasons and causes behind motivated behaviour

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    Assignment By Randall Craig Aubrey Thompson History 102.101 Monday‚ June 30‚ 2014 Identify and discuss the factors responsible for European expansionism from the 15th century. What were the social‚ political and economic effects of this expansionism on Europe‚ Africa and the Americas? There were three chief factors in the 15th century European expansionism. European nations such as Spain‚ France‚ Portugal‚ Italy‚ and England sought out to expand to new lands in an effort to spread Christianity

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    planning to create a colony on the moon and they need a group of people with the skills to handle many different tasks. NASA feels confident about the technology and they need 1000 people to send it. How many of each type of citizen should be sent to colonize the moon? The new lunar colony will need 200 personally responsible citizens‚ 300 participatory citizens‚ and 500 justice-oriented citizens. The lunar colony should have 200 personally responsible citizens if it is going to be successful. Personally

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    Persuasive Speaking: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence President Barak Obama in a "National Address to America’s Schoolchildren" at Wakefield High School opens with a warm welcome and acknowledgments of his broad audience. To gain the attention of his audience he plays on the pathos of his attentive audience by telling a story of his own childhood education. President Obama points out he got up at 4:30 in the morning‚ so his mother could teach him extra to stay up with an American Education. Then following

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    Chapter 3: European Exploration and Colonization Trade Route to Asia in the 1400s European Trade With Asia Traders - people who get wealth by buying items from a group of people at a low price and selling those things to other people at higher prices. European countries use trade to gain wealth The stronger countries in Europe in the 1400s and 1500s England‚ Spain‚ France and Portugal. Kings and queens wanted to gain wealth - to build larger armies and navies to dominate other countries

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    In this essay I will examine the differing motivations that European nations had to come to the Americas. First and foremost I will explain the factors they had in common. All the European nations were beginning to experience a massive growth in population‚ recovering from the terrible depredations of the Black Death of the fourteenth century. Population growth brought in its wake the growth of national economies‚ the growth of consumer demand (including demand for exotic products)‚ and the development

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    Taiwan received revenue from these imports which made its economy to grow. The economic production grew faster than the population. The death rate also dropped due to hygienic measures introduced by the Japanese. Reasons why Japanese Wanted to colonize other Asian Countries. Japanese had quest for power. They wanted

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