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1491
Spaniards and English came to US
Spaniards: God, Glory, Gold
English: Poor econ. conditions, escape religious persecution
France:Escape religious persecution, econ. opp -
1492
Colombian Exchange
New crops, spread of ideas and technology, slaves -
atlantic slave trade
Brit (diseases), Africa (slaves), US(crops) -
mercantilism
brit. demanded that US would primarily trade w them, US illegally smuggled goods to other countries -
America is its own power
declaration of independence- 1776 (inspired other revs.)
end of rev. war- 1783 -
Washington's Farewell Address
Wash. warned of entangling alliances and politicial parties. US was isolationist up to WWII -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson wanted to expand US land -
War of 1812
US emerged as a world power that could defend itself against Brit. -
Monroe Doctrine
Monroe warned Europe/Brit to stay out of Latin America. Pretty much enforced -
Mexican American War
Manifest Destiny, US acquired lots of land -
Spanish-American War
US tried to expand (b/c frontier was closed) overseas. US gained Cuba, Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Hawaii -
Open Door Policy
China could trade w/ US w/o giving special privilege to one country -
WWI
US wanted to remain isolationist, only joined after Lusitania ship was brought down. Country rejected joining League of Nations -
WWII
US played a big role in post-war negotiations. emerged as a policing power -
United Nations
example of how US started to reject isolationism -
Cold War
lots of proxy-wars between US and USSR (Vietnam, Korean) -
Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan
Truman gave $ to Turkey and Greece to contain communism. Marshall Plan gave lots of $ to help rebuild Europe after WWII -
Vietnam War
Brought LOTS of opposition, debates over whether US should be so involved (v long, expensive, many lives lost) -
Eisenhower Doctrine
middle eastern countries could call for financial aid from US (containment) -
Iran Oil Crisis
US attempted to control middle east, led to Iran War -
War on Terrorism
US became involved in Afghan b/c of 9/11