Emergence as a World Power (1895-1920)
Throughout the 19th century, the United States pursued at foreign policy that was simultaneously isolationist and expansionist. Though paradoxical, these goals both served the larger mission of preserving American independence. By the late 19th century, the United States was radically different from what it had been at the beginning of the century. The frontier had closed with national boundaries spreading from sea to shining sea. And the once agricultural economy had transformed into the world's leading industrial nation. All of this happened in the larger global context of intense imperialist competition. Struggling with a new identity, the United States began to assert its power globally which both solidified the United States as one of the world's great powers. However, America's overseas adventures taught us bitter lessons.
General Unit Materials:
(Materials Specific to each sub-unit (Imperialism/Spanish-American War & World War I) can be found those respective pages)
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