Which statement describes the short-term consequences of the end of World War I

The idea of manifest destiny simply stated it was america's destiny to expand from the atlantic ocean to the pacific. the word "destiny" implies an idea that it was within our rights as a nation to expand. in a paragraph of 125+ words, explain what could be wrong with that idea.

What was gained through the gadsden purchase

What does president bush say could be the effects of not acting on his proposal