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Ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the US, recognized American Independence and established new borders for the new nation.
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When William Henry Seward bought Alaska from Russia.
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The Spanish-American war broke and the use of the naval base at Pearl Harbor convinced Congress to approve the annexation
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Began after the explosion of the USS Maine, which led to the US intervening in the Cuban War of Independence.
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It gave everyone an equal chance at trade.
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It attempted to drive all foreigners from China.
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Helped ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
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a corollary added to the Monroe Doctrine saying that the U.S. might intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with seizure.
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Foreign American policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
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Wilson's idea of moral responsibility to deny recognition to any government that was viewed as hostile to American interests.