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What were the reasons for american expansionism at the turn of the twentieth century? what justifications did americans offer for expansionism?

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Manifest destiny
America expansion in territories in Latin America was guided by the manifest destiny. The Americans believed that they had a divine duty to civilize and bring democracy as well as spread capitalism to the Latin world.

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