During the periods of fighting with the Native Americans and expanding American territory on the continent through ethnic cleansing the United States was not actively engaged in expanding its boundaries around the globe through colonialism like other European states were doing at the time. This was a major difference in the expansionary domestic policy that was pursued in contrast to the rather isolationist foreign policy.
Gorbachev pursued glasnost and perestroika reforms in part because <span>the war in Afghanistan had drained the nation’s resources</span>
Shah Abbas revitalized the Safavid regime by all of the following means except "<span>a. Forging alliances with the Ottomans against Europeans" since this would have negatively affected trade and domestic resources. </span>
