Some Americans called for U.S.expansion in the 1890s to

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Many Americans believed that expanding the United States and acquiring new territories would provide access to new markets and resources for American businesses to exploit. This view was fueled by the idea of social Darwinism, the belief that the United States was destined to expand and exert its influence over other cultures and nations. The Spanish-American War in 1898, which resulted in the acquisition of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, was one example of this expansionism.

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