Which of the following was NOT a reason for United States to look beyond its boundaries in the late nineteenth century?

to sell surplus goods and procure raw materials

to provide jobs for its surplus of industrial workers

to spread Christianity to those it considered inferior

to civilize the “inferior races” in Asia and Africa

to establish military alliances with other nations

Question

Which of the following was NOT a reason for United States to look beyond its boundaries in the late nineteenth century?

to sell surplus goods and procure raw materials 



to provide jobs for its surplus of industrial workers 



to spread Christianity to those it considered inferior 



to civilize the “inferior races” in Asia and Africa 



to establish military alliances with other nations

anonymous · Answer

E) At the time the US was still too isolationist for military alliances. They came later in the 20th century. Some Americans DID want to spread christianity.