Why did the United States get caught up in the pursuit of "power overseas"?

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The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Although there are no options attached, we can say the following.

The United States got caught up in the pursuit of "power overseas" after their victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War. After the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris in October 1898, the US received the custody of the Philippines and the control of Guam and Puerto Rico.

That is when the federal government realized that the United States could have an international presence and the benefits of it. Through the use of the military presence in those places, the US government understood the benefit of exerting international pressure to defend its strategic interests in politics and economy.

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when studying cause and effect, historians usually group the causes into different categories. for example, cultural causes reflect how a society’s literature and art convey the way the society saw itself in relation to the rest of the world. another resource that historians use to understand society is pop culture, which tells them the trends and ideas that are preferred by the common people. when studying cause and effect, it’s important to remember multiple causation, or the idea that an effect could have several causes and vice versa.  

the correct option is “cultural causes” since art and literature are related to the culture of a place. culture is determined by literature, art, music.

the correct option is “pop culture” since it reflects the likes and ideas of common people whereas the rest of the options do not focus on common people.  

the correct option is “multiple causation” since it refers to the idea that events are caused by multiple reasons, not just a single one.