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+[[File:continents_5_continents.png|thumb|Five Continents: in the 20th century, the United States was actively involved in diplomatic and military interventions on all five major continents.|alt=|none]]<br>
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+* starting with the 1898 Spanish-American War, the US engaged in wars outside of the continental United States (the "lower 48" states)
+* World War I marks first US troops sent to Europe
+* in World War II , the US sent troops to every continent except South America
+** the US military controlled the Panama Canal in Central America
+** the US government worked diplomatically to support South American countries and keep them from joining the War on the side of the Germans or Japanese
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+* globalism = the idea that the world is interconnected economically, politically and militarily
+** first attempt at international "league" or governing body was the "League of Nations," whic was formed after WWI
+*** the United States did not join the League of Nations
+* globalism truly starts following WWII
+** especially with formation of the United Nations in 1945
+* for its global economic, military and political domination, the 20th Century is known as "the American Century"
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