USA HISTORY

Before the late 1800’s, the United States did not seriously involve itself in overseas expansion largely because it

(A) did not have a navy and could not compete with Europeans.

(B) was recovering from its defeat in the Spanish-American war.

(C) believed imperialism was immoral and against Christian values.

(D) ** was primarily concerned with westward expansion and internal problems.

Concept note-1: -Americans began to look beyond the nation’s borders to frontiers overseas where they could expand trade and compete for political influence. In the mid-1800s, American merchants carried on a profitable trade with China and hoped to expand trade in other areas of the world.

Concept note-2: -In the late 1800s, the United States increased its trade and military presence in East Asia and Latin America, and by the early 1900s, it had created an American empire.

Concept note-3: -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.