Protestant Missionaries and Supporting Organizations Often Supported American Imperialism Because

question 69

Multiple Choice

Protestant missionaries and supporting organizations often supported American imperialism because they:

• A) envisioned being appointed to positions of political leadership in the new colonies
• B) respected the Catholicism of the majority of residents who lived in Spain's former territories
• C) believed the United States had much to learn from the "barbaric" peoples of the world
• D) thought that war was good
• E) believed in the global superiority of the Anglo-Saxon "race"

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