Multiple Choice
Why did the U.S. establish a protectorate over part of Samoa in 1889?
A) Business leaders feared encroachments on their investments there.
B) To thwart Britain and Germany's efforts to weaken American influence on the islands.
C) To prevent Japanese incursion on the islands.
D) The islands were a source of income for the U.S.
E) To extend the boundaries of the frontier beyond the continental U.S.
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