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Why did many U.S policymakers promote expansionism in the late 1800's?
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The United States needed new markets for its goods.
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Which was not a popular argument for expansionism in the late 1800's?
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All people are entitled to self goverment.
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Which of the following demonstrated U.S enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine in the late 1800's?
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The United States ordered Great Britain to withdraw from Venezuela.
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Which event led to the Spanish American War?
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Cubans rebelled against Spanish rule.
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Why was the Open Door policy important to the United States?
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It gave the United States access to millions of Chinese consumers.
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Why did many of Roosevelt's opponents disapprove of his building the Panama Canal?
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They opposed Roosevelt's involvement in the Panamanian "Revolution"
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What was the central message of the Roosevelt Corollary?
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The United States would use military force to prevent other powers from intervening in the affairs of neighboring countries
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Which of these arguments against imperialism was favored most by southern Democrats in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
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"More people of different races will move to the United States and create more problems."
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The United States followed a policy of expansionism in the late 1800's largely because
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The nation needed more markets for its goods.
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Americans such as Henry Cabot Lodge and Albert J. Beveridge promoted expansionism for all of the following reasons except to
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perserve the cultures of "primitive" societies.
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