In this lesson, you learned that the Roman republic was the first time a country used elected officials to represent the
people's needs and desires. Now, you will conduct Internet research to find two images that represent the key concepts
or values of a republic, or both. After selecting the two images, you will write a paragraph addressing the following:
a. Explain why you selected each of the images. Why did you think that each was a relevant representation?
b. How did you evaluate the reliability of your selected sources?
c. Label each reference to the sources with proper citation: any direct quotations or references should be followed by
the last name of the artist and the year of publication, in parentheses. Example: (Jones 2015).
d. At the conclusion of your paragraph, properly cite both of your sources, following the guidelines of image citation.
Click here to access the Image Use and Citation Guide for reference

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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