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Venezuela Boundary Dispute
Foreign Policy: The U.S. intervened in the dispute between Venezuela and Britain, warning that under the Monroe Doctrine, American forces might be used if Venezuela were not treated equitably. -
Spanish-American War
Foreign Policy: Undertaken to free Cuba. The U.S. emerged from this war with a protectorate over Cuba and an island empire consisting of the Phillippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. -
Annexation of Hawaii
Foreign Policy: Claiming Hawaii completed a bridge to the markets of the far East.