Reflection Question Twenty One President Biden and the Pandemic
While the passage of the COVI Relief Bill this past week is historicand
significant, it reflects only one aspect of President Biden'shandling of the EOVID
19 Pandemic.
You are to explain what presidential roles Biden is fulfilling in his handling ofthe
Pandemic. Give examples ofhow he is using the roles you identify to address
different aspects ofthe pandemic. Remember thispandemicis not only a
health care crisis. but also and economicand social justice crisis.

it was douglas macarthur..

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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