Why did business leaders push the United States to claim overseas territories? Select the two correct answers.

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Responses

They wanted to spread democratic values to other parts of the world.

They wanted to spread democratic values to other parts of the world.

They wanted to access new sources of labor and natural resources.

They wanted to access new sources of labor and natural resources.

They wanted to spread Christianity to other parts of the world.

They wanted to spread Christianity to other parts of the world.

They wanted to show that the U.S. was a great military power.

They wanted to show that the U.S. was a great military power.

They wanted to open new markets for U.S. export goods.

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
2 hours ago

The two correct answers are:

  • They wanted to access new sources of labor and natural resources.
  • They wanted to open new markets for U.S. export goods.