SAT US History Practice Question

A major factor leading to U.S. imperialism in the 1890s was

1. A.a political shift as the Democratic Party gained power at the expense of the Republican Party.
2. B.the opportunity created for the United States as European powers began to move away from imperialist expansion and focus on internal development.
3. C.the desire for new markets as industrial production outpaced domestic consumption.
4. D.the need to find new lands to absorb the expanding population of the United States.
5. E.a desire for fertile land, as farmland on the American mainland was becoming depleted.