In what way was the life of an indentured servant different from that of a slave? a. a slave could be whipped for disobeying the master, but an indentured servant’s punishment was less severe. b. a master could work a slave almost to death; an indentured servant’s workday was limited to 10 hours. c. the indentured servant could leave their masters at any time by agreeing to work elsewhere and pay a fine to the master; a slave could buy his freedom only with the master’s permission. d. the servant worked for a set number of years and received a set of clothes, tools, and 50 acres of land afterward; a slave received nothing.

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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