Rationales for Imperialism in the Era 1890-1910 Included All of the Following

Rationales for imperialism in the era 1890-1910 included all of the following ideas EXCEPT:

A) American ideas and institutions were superior to those of inferior nations.
B) the United States needed a vast buffer zone to offset communist expansionism.
C) American prosperity now depended on larger access to foreign markets and resources.
D) the spread of Christianity would help lesser nations develop morally.