In the early 1900s, what was significant factor in the establishment of the United States as a major global power?
a. its vast western frontier
b. its growing overseas empire
c. its debtor status
Ans: b. its growing overseas empire
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A) joy B) melancholia C) hostility D) nostalgia
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A. The colonies were the primary market for British industrial goods. B. The colonies did not have a role, beyond being a very small market for some industrial goods. C. The colonies provided additional food and fiber that Britain could not provide itself. D. The colonies provided the gold needed to finance industrial building projects.