USA HISTORY

All of the following factors fueled American expansion in the late 1800’s except:

(A) American desires for new raw materials

(B) American desires for cheaper labor

(C) American desires for new markets for products

(D) ** American desires for military domination.

Concept note-1: -Both a desire for new markets for its industrial products and a belief in the racial and cultural superiority of Americans motivated the United States’ imperial mission.

Concept note-2: -The four major motives for imperialism are economic, strategic, religious and political. These motives helped great empires expand their territory and brought new cultures and languages to both the colonised countries and the countries colonising them.

Concept note-3: -American business leaders and farmers believed that foreign markets with access to additional consumers would alleviate some of these problems. By 1890, many American business leaders began to cast covetous eyes overseas in a search for new markets and investment opportunities.