Global Interaction Dbq Analysis

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As the United States developed into a world economic power, it also became a military and political power. Certain things led Americans to become more involved in world affairs, such as territorial growth. There were also consequences to the nation’s new role, like conflict between citizens and people of power. United States government and leaders had to learn the “hard way”, the challenges and negativity that they would face, such as loss of money and lack of control between certain nations, and the positive effects such as expansion of territory and alliances. Certain things led Americans to become more involved in world affairs. For example, from 1803 to 1916, there was plenty of territorial growth of the United States. Economic, military, and political powers in the U.S. became higher, and more important. The United States wanted more territory for trade, income, jobs, and more. We wanted more influence on other countries. For example, when the U.S. built canals, we wanted more impact and trade such as the Panama canal, and Cuba. …show more content…

According to Document 6, Woodrow Wilson requested a declaration of war on Germany, in a presidential address to congress in 1917. In 1916, a campaign ad for Woodrow Wilson's re - election that links opposing candidate Charles Evans Hughes with Theodore Roosevelt, who had said the United States should have gone to war over the sinking of the Lusitania, there was conflict between Hughes and Roosevelt, and Wilson. He wanted war, which would cost money and many lives. There was also conflict between the citizens and the nation. In Document 4, the citizens had a problem with the treaty to end a war. We also needed to provide navy and protection for other alliances. That is what they expected from us, and that is what leaves us in

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