Which of the following helps explain why support for American overseas expansion grew in the 1890s?
a. An increasing number of Americans believed that further economic growth required colonies.
b. Many Americans came to believe that American democracy was unsustainable without colonies.
c. More and more Americans saw the acquisition of colonies as the only way to limit immigration to the United States.
d. More and more Americans were committed to the idea of global domination.
a. An increasing number of Americans believed that further economic growth required colonies.
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