In his book, Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis, the Reverend Josiah Strong advocated American expansion to
A) maintain the international balance of power.
B) open up new markets for industrial goods.
C) spread American religion and values to backward nations.
D) ease labor violence at home.
E) demonstrate and maintain white racial superiority.

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In his book, Reverend Josiah Strong argued for American expansion with the aim of spreading American religion and values to less advanced nations. He believed that it was the duty of Americans to bring their culture to other countries and that this would ultimately benefit those countries as well as the United States.

In His Book, Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its