Question

What was the debate over territorial expansion in the late 1800s?

Answer 1

The correct answer should be
a. Some believed that the U.S. could help undeveloped countries, while others believed that the U.S. should not claim territories.

Republicans mostly believed that it would make the US imperialistic and just as evil as the European colonizing forces, while Democrats believed that they wouldn't be bothering the locals in the conquered territories because they would help them spread democratic US values.