8. which of the following was a cause of imperialism?

a. advanced nations felt that each ethnic group should be able to pick its own form of government.
b. the united states needed more land for the growing population.
c. mexico became aggressive toward the united states.
d. people had a desire for access to raw materials and natural resources.

no statements but ok.

the statement that best describes the idea of manifest destiny that was used in the 19th century would be that "it was fate that the united states would continue to  expand westward," since people thought the us was "destined" to do so. 

the punishment for breaking the law would depend on the conditions or the seriousness of the law being broken, if he or she breaks the law while doing some great discovery or invention then it would classify as a scientific fraud. there are other words to describe the crime but scientific fraud would be the harshest one.