Which motive best completes the list? O European governments supported expansion to reduce government spending.
O European countries wanted to spread their culture and civilize Africa and Asia.
O European nations could reclaim territory lost during the American Revolution.
O European expansion policies preserved traditional African and Asian cultures.

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Explanation:

the american colonists were happy with their vicorty, but the french were mad and the french and indians were not alies, and neither were the french and colonist. i think,

roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.