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Spaniards: God, Glory, Gold
English: Poor econ. conditions, escape religious persecution
France:Escape religious persecution, econ. opp -
New crops, spread of ideas and technology, slaves
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Brit (diseases), Africa (slaves), US(crops)
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brit. demanded that US would primarily trade w them, US illegally smuggled goods to other countries
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declaration of independence- 1776 (inspired other revs.)
end of rev. war- 1783 -
Wash. warned of entangling alliances and politicial parties. US was isolationist up to WWII
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Jefferson wanted to expand US land
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US emerged as a world power that could defend itself against Brit.
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Monroe warned Europe/Brit to stay out of Latin America. Pretty much enforced
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Manifest Destiny, US acquired lots of land
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US tried to expand (b/c frontier was closed) overseas. US gained Cuba, Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Hawaii
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China could trade w/ US w/o giving special privilege to one country
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US wanted to remain isolationist, only joined after Lusitania ship was brought down. Country rejected joining League of Nations
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US played a big role in post-war negotiations. emerged as a policing power
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example of how US started to reject isolationism
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lots of proxy-wars between US and USSR (Vietnam, Korean)
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Truman gave $ to Turkey and Greece to contain communism. Marshall Plan gave lots of $ to help rebuild Europe after WWII
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Brought LOTS of opposition, debates over whether US should be so involved (v long, expensive, many lives lost)
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middle eastern countries could call for financial aid from US (containment)
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US attempted to control middle east, led to Iran War
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US became involved in Afghan b/c of 9/11