HIST 2057 Chapter : History 2057 Textbook Chapter 23
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Entering the 20th century, the u. s was becoming much more modern, becoming involved in world. The u. s also began to emerge from its isolationist shell. Throughout the 19th century, policy politics and international commerce. The nation had gone from largely rural, agrarian to a highly industrialized urban culture. makers sought to keep america out of foreign affairs and conflicts. and nonintervention. The prospect of a german victory over the french and the british threatened the. European balance of power, which had long ensured the security of the u. s. settlement, and domestic politics. More than any other american of his time, theodore roosevelt transformed the role of the u. s in world affairs. The nation had emerged from the war of 1898 a world power, and he insisted this status entailed major responsibilities. He pushed a reluctant nation onto the center stage of world affairs. The overriding priorities in america in the 19th century were industrial development, western.
