Industrialism had changed the United States. Americans began to view their nation with increasing nationalism. The spirit if expansion and imperialism was fueled by these feelings. For one hundred years America had taken a back seat to the traditional European powers, that many American felt, should change.
In order for America to take its rightful place amongst the worlds power many felt we needed to control a vast imperial empire. This empire would provide a market for our goods, raw materials for our factories and protection for our commercial interests. The expansion was, as previously discussed, justified by the need for our people to expand commercially and the social Darwinist idea of the white man's burden. With this need in mind eyes turned towards Spain. Spain, a once mighty empire, still with vast colonial holdings many of them in our Caribbean backyard, was now a much weaker nation than us. They were ripe for the picking and a their imperial holdings would be the spoils of victory.
The name of this type of economic system is c)mercantilism. Mercantilism was used so that England could become richer with products from the colonies, and the colonies economies were stagnated, as well as the other European superpowers, such as France, Spain and Germany, who were unable to trade with the colonies.
Peasant children were very poor and uneducated. They had to work very hard to support their family while noble children lived in the castle and were sent to other castles to train to become a knight.
<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, <span>the correct response would be the one having to do with the government "protecting the liberties" of the citizens, since this was of primary importance to the Founding Fathers. </span></span>
G.I. Bill. President Roosevelt passed this act to help returning soldiers from WW2 get situated in real life. Such as tuition,loans, cheap mortgages and more. You’re welcome. The answer is G.I. Bill