Which of the following was not a European public reaction to expansion?
A) The public was violently opposed to the exploitation of weaker nations.
B) A strong belief that it was their duty to civilize the inferior races
C) A belief that all Europeans had a common cause and common destiny that separated them from savagery
D) Creating colonial societies in support of expansion
E) Producing a steady stream of propaganda in support of expansion
Ans: A
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A) its sponsors lost political prestige in the North. B) slavery would be abolished in Kansas. C) Kansas would enter the Union as a free state. D) Kansas would remain a territory.
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