CONTENT STATEMENT
As a result of overseas expansion, the Spanish-American War, and World War I, the United States emerged as a world power.
CONTENT ELABORATION
Following the initial settlement of the western frontier, Americans developed favorable attitudes toward foreign expansion. Pushed along by global competition for markets, prestige, an expanded navy, and a sense of cultural superiority, the United States engaged in a series of overseas actions which fostered its move to global power status. Such actions included:
the annexation of Hawaii;
the Spanish-American War; and
Big Stick Diplomacy.
With its entry into World War I, the United States mobilized a large army and navy to help the Allies achieve victory. After the war, European countries were forced to concentrate their resources on rebuilding their countries which allowed the United States to emerge as a world power.
EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING
Analyze the circumstances which enabled the United States to emerge as a world power in the early 1900s.