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US gains independence from Great Britain
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US gains independence from Great Britain
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Establishing the Nation
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Establishing the nation
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US protects its economic and political rights
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US protects its economic and political rights
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Westward Expansion
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Westward expansion
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US gains more territory to allow westward expansion
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US gains more territory to allow westward expansion
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Long period of Monroe Doctrine and Isolationism that was distracted by the Civil War
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Protected US influence in the Western Hemisphere
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Trying to stay out of global conflict
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US pulled into WWI and became a Global Player
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Trying to stay out of global conflict
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US pulled into WWII and became a Global Player
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US was in an international standoff and power struggle with the Soviet Union