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The United States had few foreign policy ambitions during the mid-1800s, distracted as it was by the Civil War. The government purchased Alaska from the Russians in 1867, but there was otherwise little interest in expanding the United States.
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One significant source located by Fischer was a set of...
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The German chancellor outlines his country’s war aims...
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A collection of World War I maps for use by history teachers...
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A collection of World War I topics - from major nations...
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The Easter Rising, as it becomes known, lasts for five days...
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The alliance system describes Europe’s diplomatic...
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When the first settlers reached The United States of America and started to chip out a living in the wilderness that seemed so fierce and unfamiliar to their European eyes, they could never...
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The United States of America was formed after thirteen British colonies in North America declared independence from the British Empire on July 4, 1776. In the Lee Resolution, passed by the Second Continental Congress two days prior, the colonies resolved that they were free and independent states.
In this 10-minute YouTube video, The Great War Channel explores the political, cultural, and social climate in the United States prior to their entry into World War I on April 6, 1917.
Jan 20, 2021 · 20 January 2021. A chronology of key events: 1565 - First permanent European settlement in North America - St Augustine, present-day Florida - founded by the Spanish. North America is already...
The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous cultures formed. After European colonization of North America began in the late 15th century, wars and epidemics decimated indigenous societies.
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May 20, 2015 · The US had become a European-style imperial power. While this experiment in colonialism was short-lived and controversial at home, it began America's role as a major global power.
