B. they represented powerful rulers
Accessibility to resources, its hunger for power, the competition between it and others, and great trade relations.
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Explanation:
The main reason why the United States largely shied away from imperialism prior to 1890 was because it was still a relatively "fragile" nation with a host of its own issues to work out--such as the slavery issue that eventually led to the devastating Civil War.
