Following the Spanish-American War, the U.S. became an IMPERIALISTIC nation. However, by the early years of WWI, the position of the U.S. was more .....

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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Following the Spanish-American War, the U.S. became an IMPERIALISTIC nation. However, by the early years of WWI, the position of the U.S. was more ____

A	Domestic
B	Isolationist
C	Militaristic
D	Internationalist

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The United States also annexed the independent state of Hawaii during the conflict. Thus, the war enabled the United States to establish its predominance in the Caribbean region and to pursue its strategic and economic interests in Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The United States becomes an empire Spain was badly outmatched, and within six weeks the United States had triumphed in the Spanish-American War. In the process, they had acquired significant influence over Cuba, annexed Hawaii, and claimed Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as territories.

Detailed explanation-3: -On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898.

Detailed explanation-4: -The conquests of 1898 did not entirely mimic the European colonial model. In some senses, American actions 1898 represented a “New Imperialism", a new and unique empire, separate from the European colonial tradition and distinctly American.

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USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I