7.
what is soon to take place with the virgin galactic?

a.
it will house the first space crew to land on mars.

b.
it will offer ticketholders rides into outer space.

c.
it will be launched beyond the solar system.

d.
it will start sending back data from andromeda.

B. It will offer ticket holders rides into outer space.

Virgin Galactic is a company that develops commercial spacecraft. Its mission is to provide spaceflights to tourists and science missions. The company is part of the Virgin Group founded by Sir Richard Branson. Although the launching has been delayed numerous times over the years, on December 13, 2018, VSS Unity reached an altitude of 82.7 km, officially entering outer space.

b. andrew

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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