Question

What factor that contributed to US imperialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries does this quotation illustrate?

A.
a belief in the cultural superiority of the United States

B.
a fear of potential aggression by the Spanish Empire

C.
a commitment to containing the spread of communism

D.
a desire to open new markets for American businesses

Answer 1

The answer is A, a belief in the cultural superiority of the United States.


(Evidence)
Three factors fueled American Imperialism.
-Economic competition among industrial -nations.
-Political and military competition, including the creation of a strong naval force.
-A belief in the racial and cultural superiority of people of Anglo-Saxon descent

Answer 2

a a belief in the cultural superiority of the United States

Step-by-step explanation:

in the 19th and the early 20th century most Americans believed in

Manifest destiny which is basically saying that they where given all the land by god of course this is not true

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