A Major Factor in the Shift in American Foreign Policy

A major factor in the shift in American foreign policy toward imperialism in the late nineteenth century was the

A) need for subservient populations to replace the freed slaves.
B) desire for more farmland.
C) construction of an American-built isthmian canal between the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
D) closing of the frontier.
E) need for overseas markets for increased industrial and agricultural production.

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