"Let me insist again . . . upon the fact that our duty is twofold, and that we must raise others while we are benefiting ourselves. In bringing order to the Philippines, . . . . [T]he islands now enjoy a peace and liberty of which they have hitherto never even dreamed.""Now we are civilizing the Indian and putting him on a level to which he could never have attained under the old conditions."Which of the following best explains a conclusion about United States foreign policy in the early 1900s supported by the point of view expressed in the excerpt?A. Americans supported the goals of nationalists in the Philippines.B. Americans expressed little opposition to acquiring new colonial possessions.C. Political leaders usually did not consider the economic effects of overseas ventures.D. Political leaders continued to promote the earlier idea of predestined national expansion.

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