Until the End of the Nineteenth Century, the United States

question 33

Essay

Until the end of the nineteenth century, the United States had been minimally involved in foreign affairs. Toward the end of the century, this previously isolationist practice gave way to more sustained military action around the world. What factors contributed to the end of American isolationism? In your opinion, which is the most important?

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