According to Turner, the 'closing' of the frontier would likely lead to:
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Correct answer: Overseas expansion and internal conflict
Turner was concerned that without the 'safety valve' of the West, the U.S. might face the same class-based social pressures as Europe. He suggested this might drive the nation toward imperialism to find new frontiers abroad.
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More Turner's Frontier Thesis questions
- In the Frontier Thesis, the frontier is defined less as a static boundary and more as:
- Which of the following was a major criticism of Turner's thesis by later 'New Western Historians'?
- How did Turner describe the impact of the frontier on the power of the federal government?
- The 'safety valve' theory was particularly important during which period of U.S. history?
- Turner suggested that the frontier helped create a 'composite nationality' by:
- In Turner’s view, the transition from 'wilderness' to 'civilization' on the frontier occurred in stages, beginning with: