(A) ** finding new markets for trade
(B) acquiring raw materials
(C) world conquest
(D) declaring war
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Concept note-1: -The United States acquired a bunch of territories-Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico. How much of this military action was sold as saving the people in these colonies from Spanish oppression and how much because we just wanted to have overseas possessions?
Concept note-2: -To curb European imperialism in the Americas, the U.S. issued the Monroe Doctrine. The stated goal was to help protect Latin America from European control. However, it actually led to the U.S. exerting its own control of Latin America without conflict from European powers.
Concept note-3: -In addition to finding new markets, U.S. Imperialism was motivated by Social Darwinism, Manifest Destiny, and the Cold War.