During the 1800s, the United States generally
A) stayed out of European conflicts and politics but pursued an expansionist policy in the western hemisphere.
B) pursued an expansionist and activist policy in both European conflicts and matters in this hemisphere.
C) pursued an expansionist policy in European conflicts but stayed out of matters in this hemisphere.
D) stayed out of both European conflicts and matters in this hemisphere.
E) has been characterized as Pax Americana.

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The United States stayed out of European conflicts and politics but pursued an expansionist policy in the western hemisphere during the 1800s. This policy was known as the Monroe Doctrine, which aimed to prevent European powers from interfering with the newly independent countries in the Americas. The United States also expanded its territory through annexation and war, acquiring Texas, California, and parts of the Southwest during this time.

During the 1800s, the United States Generally