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America became a colonial power in the late 19th century due to growing commercial, strategic, social, and religious interests. The U.S. expanded its foreign investments and sought new markets and resources. It also sought to promote American naval power abroad. It justified expansion with notions of social Darwinism and a duty to civilize other nations. America took control of Hawaii, acquired Alaska and several Caribbean and Pacific islands after the Spanish-American War of 1898. This established the U.S.

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