Those Who Advocated the Acquisition of an American Empire in the Late

question 1

Multiple Choice

Those who advocated the acquisition of an American empire in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century espoused which of the following ideas?

• A) When the United States intervenes and remakes the societies of weaker nations, it is extending the benefits of liberty and prosperity to less fortunate people.
• B) Because the American empire will be built by peaceful means, there is no need for expansion of the navy.
• C) American involvement in other lands will be confined to the sharing of American technology and will be initiated only at the request of foreign peoples.
• D) In acquiring colonies abroad, the United States must allow the peoples of those lands to shape their own economic and political destiny.

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