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The Mexican American War was fought between 1846 and 1848 over the annexation of Texas and the USA's desire to expand it's territory

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The United Sates gained vast new territories such as Texas, California, and much of the southwest. This territorial expansion helped expand agricultural, mineral, and trade resources with other countries. This helped the United States began it's development into a world power.

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The Civil war was fought between 1861 to 1865 between the Union (The North) and the Cofederacy ( The South) over the issues such as slavery and the western expansion.

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This war was fueled by tensions from the Mexican-American war, the outcome of this war centralized federal government power and increased it over the states and indivuduals. It also ended slavery and set the the beginning stages for reconstruction and the US becoming more industrialized.

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The Civil war was followed by the reconstruction era between 1865 to 1877. The freedom of slaves expanded potential labor force and helped drive the industrial growth in the north during the late 1800's and early 19th centuries which lead to the development of railroads, factories, and other industries. 

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The industrial revolution lead to economic growth, mass production , and the innovation of new machines. These acts helped establish the US as a rising global power.

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The Spanish-American war was a War fought between the United States and Spain between April 21- Aug 13 1898. After the sinking of the USS Maine and constant pressure on the government from the public

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After the War the US gained several terrorties such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines and demonstrated it's global reach and increased American imperialism, established the US as a major global power.

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1904 to 1914, the Panama construction connected the oceans to enhance trades and enable the US to deploy it's army worldwide. The Roosevelt Corollary asserted US intervention between European and Latin Powers, and the Big stick policy helped establish the US as a regional power and international police.

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Roosevelt Corollary and Panama Construction, Big stick policy

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Roosevelt Corollary and Panama Construction, Big stick policy

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This helped connected the Seas expanding and enhancing trade routes and allowed for rapid military deployment worldwide which further helped establish the US as a world power.

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WW1 was fought between 1914 to 1918 between the central powers and Allied power. The US initially were neutral but entered after German U-boat attacks and the Zimmerman Telegram

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After the war the US transformed from a isolated nation the world's leading economic and military power.

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During the 1920 the US economy nearly doubled, driven by mass production and the expansion of industries such as automobiles and electronic devices such as tv's, radios, and refrigerators. Cultural and financial influence was quickly on the rise and expanding onto a global scale for the US.

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Following WW1, the US was the leading economic power and their influence on culture and technology began to spread to spread globally.

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World War 2 was fought between 1939-1945,between the Allies and the Axis powers. The United States officially entered the war following the attack on Pearl harbor. The Japan surrendered after the Atomic Bomb dropping in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

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Following the war the United States emerged as a global super power with a superior military strength, vast resources, and a thriving economy . The thriving economy lead to an industrial boom which further help the US fund it's economy and shifted the US to a economically booming nation and they lead in postwar reconstruction efforts in nations such as Europe.

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in 1945 the US played a key role in the establishment of the United Nations but did not join, they emphasized international cooperation, peace, and security. They also offered economical assistance to rebuilding nations.

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Following WW2 the United States was one of the world leading global powers, and increased it's involvement in global affairs help shape the international laws and further increased it's military strength and intelligence operations.

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Following the tensions from WW2 the US and the Soviet Union entered a period of geopolitical tension called the Cold war between 1947 - 1991. The core conflict was between capitalist and communist systems,  with the US aiming to prevent the spread of communism through diplomatic, economic, and military means.

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This event helped spread the U.S. influence worldwide, spread economic aid and extended opportunities, and cement the US as one of the two global superpowers until the collapse of the Soviet Union then it was the sole superpower.