Anti-imperialists argued against seizing foreign colonies because
a. the colonies would become targets of America's enemies.
b. holding colonies violated the American spirit of democracy.
c. colonies would increase the number of undesirable immigrants to the United States.
d. America lacked the money to improve the situations in new colonies.
B
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A) was followed by a long line of Indian emperors B) established an important precedent C) had little impact on Indian history D) had no successor
Peter the Great's ambition was to make Russia more like
A) Austria. B) Poland. C) Prussia. D) its former self. E) western Europe.