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Agriculturally-Based
Mostly rural living
Mostly Democrat/pro-slavery
Average person had less wealth
Because the Islamic people saw it more than just a religion but an actual way of life in which to follow everyday
It was the "Open Door Policy" that was the name of the trading policy that Secretary of State John Hay initiated with China and the European nations that already had a presence there, since the US wanted to benefit from trade with China as well.
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The US had the strongest Navy and dominated both the Pacific and the Atlantic uncontested; this didn't change throughout the Cold War, even though naval technologies changed a lot (nuclear subs, etc), and the USSR invested heavily in surface and submarine navies.
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