Which of the following ideas was Manifest Destiny NOT based on?
A. Anglo-Saxon racial superiority justified American absorption of inferior peoples and their lands.
B. Conquest of new territory would prove American military superiority.
C. America had a specially ordained mission in the world.
D. New lands would extend the domain of free government and free enterprise.
Answer: B
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