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War of Independence
US gains independence from Great Britain -
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War of Independence
US gains independence from Great Britain -
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Isolationism
Establishing the Nation -
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Isolationism
Establishing the nation -
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War of 1812
US protects its economic and political rights -
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War of 1812
US protects its economic and political rights -
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Monroe Doctrine
Westward Expansion -
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Monroe Doctrine
Westward expansion -
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Mexican War
US gains more territory to allow westward expansion -
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Mexican War
US gains more territory to allow westward expansion -
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Neutrality
Long period of Monroe Doctrine and Isolationism that was distracted by the Civil War -
Spanish-American War
Protected US influence in the Western Hemisphere -
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Isolationism
Trying to stay out of global conflict -
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World War I
US pulled into WWI and became a Global Player -
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Isolationism
Trying to stay out of global conflict -
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World War II
US pulled into WWII and became a Global Player -
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Cold War
US was in an international standoff and power struggle with the Soviet Union