Chinese Exploration and Isolation Cause Cause: Ming leaders banned ships with more than two masts. There would be no further construction of ships.
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Cause: Ming emperors disallowed foreign exploration.
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Cause: Europeans' textiles and metals were not as well made as Chinese.
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Cause Trade was controlled by Imperial leaders.
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Focus Question: What can modern nations learn from the Ming Dynasty?

by 1890, the united states had by far the world's most productive economy. american industry produced twice as much as its closest competitor--britain. but the united states was not a great military or diplomatic power. its army numbered less than 30,000 troops, and its navy had only about 10,000 seamen. britain's army was five times the size of its american counterpart, and its navy was ten times bigger. the united states' military was small because the country was situated between two large oceans and was surrounded by weak or friendly nations. it faced no serious military threats and had little interest in asserting military power overseas.

some american cities felt workers were being oppressed by business monopolies

(b) britain had a much larger navy than the u.s.

(d) the u.s. had a small army compared to britain.

c. more people could read and interpret the bible for themselves