Explain why many people in the u. s. government and public felt that by becoming a world power, it could our economy grow and thus meet the needs of our desire to expand our territory? make sure you include the 2 examples in your answer.

The term 'white man's burden" refers to the difficulty of converting colonists to christianity. the belief that europe had a duty to civilize other people. the conviction that white people were superior to all others. the struggle to survive in an increasingly industrialized world.