Which three statements about civil service reform explain former President Harrison's statement? Presidents needed the support of Congress to make the changes to the civil service they
wanted.
The federal government rejected the idea that it should become more interventionist with
the civil service.
Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress criticized presidents who expanded civil
service reform.
The Pendleton Act completely ended the spoils system for making appointments to the
civil service.
Some members of Congress opposed expanding the number of jobs the Pendleton Act
covered.
Public support for more civil service reform was strong during Harrison's term, but he
couldn't organize it.

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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more than 65,000 union soldiers had been killed that summer.

more than 65,000 union soldiers had been killed that summer.

more than 65, is the correct

the adoption by russian princes of the mongols' diplomatic rituals

the had flash flooding in results which swept there food away and everyone starved but then bob ross came along and saved all of us