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Question 1
1.

Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492 with the goal of discovering America and enslaving the native peoples.

Question 2
2.

Match the term with its definition

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Political
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Money-related
Cultural
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Government-related
Economic
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Related to way of life
Question 3
3.

Most empires collapse when they can no longer afford paying for all of their expenses.

Question 4
4.

Empires only face security threats from outside their empires, never from inside the empire.

Question 5
5.

Empires usually make some of their money by taxing the people that they are in charge of.

Question 6
6.

What do most empires usually spend most of their money on?

Question 7
7.

Most empires decline really fast - they go from being powerful one year to having no power the very next year.

Question 8
8.

Unlike traditional empires where leaders take over other lands, the U.S. today has a lot of influence over the rest of the world by

Question 9
9.

Over the last 250 years, the U.S. has expanded its borders multiple times.

Question 10
10.

The U.S. today has control over some territories that are not officially part of the U.S.

Question 11
11.

In cultural imperialism, a more powerful country may influence other countries'

Question 12
12.

The only place in the world where the U.S. has military bases today is inside the U.S.

Question 13
13.

McDonald's is an example of cultural imperialism.

Question 14
14.
Natural resources have been an important part of globalization because _______.
Question 15
15.
Many empires decline when _______.
Question 16
16.
Many people consider the U.S. to be a modern-day empire because _______.