Question

How did American imperialism create both economic opportunities and labor issues?

(1 point)
Responses

It created higher wages and safer jobs for every single worker.
It created higher wages and safer jobs for every single worker.

It spurred business growth but created competition for U.S. workers.
It spurred business growth but created competition for U.S. workers.

It blocked all foreign trade and badly harmed the American economy.
It blocked all foreign trade and badly harmed the American economy.

It lowered business profits but created thousands of new U.S. jobs.

Answer 1

It spurred business growth but created competition for U.S. workers.

Explanation: Imperialism opened new markets and sources of raw materials and investment, expanding profits and opportunities for U.S. businesses, but it also introduced cheaper colonial labor and increased competition (and imports) that pressured American wages and working conditions.