(A) They were eager to expand their power in the world.
(B) They believed that controlling extra territories would be too much work.
(C) ** They believed that it was wrong to try to control people in other countries.
(D) They believed that they had been called by God to spread Christianity to other nations.
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -Thus, the war enabled the United States to establish its predominance in the Caribbean region and to pursue its strategic and economic interests in Asia.
Concept note-2: -The reasons for war were many, but there were two immediate ones: America’s support the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.
Concept note-3: -Answer and Explanation: Imperialists supported the war because they saw economic and military expansion if the US won. They hoped to detach Cuba from Spanish rule so that US businesses could exploit the economic resources of Cuba more freely.
Concept note-4: -The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain that effectively ended Spain’s role as a colonial power in the New World. The United States emerged from the war as a world power with significant territorial claims stretching from the Caribbean to Southeast Asia.