The answer would be Oil resources
The primary reason for American interest in overseas territories was that labor, capital, and resources in many of these areas tended to be very cheap--making for higher profits for the companies that utilized this.
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Why a curfew was established in Detroit is because of the rioting and protesting people are doing over the death of George Floyd. It was very disgusting what the white racist cop did to that man and that’s exactly why black lives matter , I think you’re talking about the curfew now in Detroit , Hope this helps you !