Five Motives<span> for </span>Imperialism<span>. Various </span>motives<span> prompt empires to seek to expand their rule over other countries or territories. These include economic, exploratory, ethnocentric, political, and religious </span>motives<span>.</span>
The annexation of Texas, a slave state, raised a lot of tension because it ruined the balance of power between the North free states and the South slave states.
Moral Diplomacy is the system in which support is given only to countries whose moral beliefs are analogous to that of the nation. A major idea behind moral diplomacy was to force countries to pursue democracies.
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The correct answer for 1 is
<span>b. trade and tribute gave the Aztecs more resources than the Olmec and Maya
Aztecs were known for having vast marketplaces in their cities where merchants gathered and traded not only food but also things like jewellery or gold or gems. They were known for trading all around them and Spanish people were amazed by it when they discovered it.
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<span>b. peasant farmers made up the largest social class
Like in most places at the time, there were vast areas of land that were covered in crops and if there was no more land then the forests would be cleansed so that crops could be planted. This was common at the time.</span>
