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The Role Of American Imperialism In The 1890s
1.Expansion became popular by the 1890s. it became widely popular among the upper-class men and among some leaders of the farmer’s movement. They believed that foreign markets and trades would help them by increasing purchases and prevent economic crisis. Imperialism was also becoming important in the 1890s and this was greatly influenced by Theodore Roosevelt. Many unions also supported this because they felt it would be good for their members but the lower-class people didn’t support this because they thought it was only used to help the upper-class people.
2. The US showed their interests in Cuba so they got involved in the revolution against Spain in 1898. The Cuban rebels had been wanting and fighting for their independence from the

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