...was producing more manufactured goods than its population could use.
The above statement is true.
Explanation:
The United States ' imperial mission was motivated by both an eagerness for new markets for its industrial goods and a belief in American racial and cultural superiority. From 1898 to 1901, the United States went from being the former colony of the British Empire to being itself an imperial power, claiming territories or control on no less than five islands that included Cuba, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.