13) What is the MOST accurate Social-Darwinist defense for U.S. imperialism?

A) Robber Barons deserved new markets to sell their goods and expand their businesses.
B) Nations that considered themselves superior felt obliged to govern less-advanced nations.
C) The United States needed to test its military strength to make any necessary improvements.
D) The United States needed to compete with European nations to prove that the United States
was superior.

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The correct answer here is the option B.

Social- Darwinism is a term that encompasses numerous philosophies and thinkers that use the theory of evolution and the natural selection concept and apply it to the society as a whole. The social-Darwinist argument in the US revolved around the claim that, United States, as a dominant and both culturally, military and economically superior force was obliged to govern less advanced nations so they too can prosper as the United States did.

The correct answer is B. nations that considered them ......

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