USA HISTORY

One factor that motivated U.S. imperialism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was the

(A) development of closer ties with European nations

(B) closing of China to all foreign trade

(C) support of international peacekeeping operations

(D) ** acquisition of new markets and sources of raw materials.

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: -This New Imperialist Age gained its impetus from economic, military, political, humanitar-ian, and religious reasons, as well as from the development and acceptance of a new theory-Social Darwinism-and advances in technology.

Concept note-3: -POLITICAL motives were based on a nation’s desire to gain power, to compete with other European countries, to expand territory, to exercise military force, to gain prestige by winning colonies, and to boost national pride and security.

Concept note-4: -In the late 1800’s, economic, political, and religious motives prompted these nations to expand their influence over other regions, each with a goal to increase their power across the globe.