USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -With the world’s largest economy, hundreds of overseas military bases, and leadership positions in various international institutions, the United States is an undeniable global power.

Detailed explanation-2: -The United States had almost all the attributes of a great power-it stood ahead or nearly ahead of almost all other countries in terms of population, geographic size and location on two oceans, economic resources, and military potential. Foreign policy had to change to meet these new circumstances.

Detailed explanation-3: -On August 12, 1898, the United States and Spain reached a cease-fire agreement in its brief conflict over Cuba and the Philippines. The war marked America’s entrance onto the global stage as a military power.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the 1880s, economic and military competition from Europe and a growing feeling of cultural superiority convinced many Americans that the United States should become a world power. Many European nations were expanding overseas, a development called the New Imperialism.