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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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