The American foreign policy of trying to penetrate underdeveloped areas economically without the problem of governing them was
A) successful because it supported broad-based economic development.
B) foolish because it did not maximize the profits of American companies overseas.
C) far-sighted in its sensitivity to different social and cultural patterns.
D) self-defeating because it was not supported by local people.

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The policy was often seen as self-defeating because it lacked local support and sometimes led to resentment or backlash against American influence.

The American Foreign Policy of Trying to Penetrate Underdeveloped Areas