The Progressive Era is considered from 1890 to 1920. The major role of the United States in global affairs during this period of time was its involvement in the war.
The military affairs of that time included the war with Spain, the war to conquer the Philippines and the entry into the First World War.
Until the beginning of the 20th. century, political affairs in the US used to follow Washington and Madison, guidelines of neutrality and nonintervention.
But in those times, European nations turned into imperialism, establishing colonies in different parts of the planet. Time passed by when Theodore Roosevelt, influenced by <em>The Influence of Sea Power Upon History</em>(written by Admiral Alfred Thayer in 1890), understood the potential of investing money in other countries, securing the interest of the U.S.
In the 1910-1920's, the United States government followed an intervention policy in the Caribbean and Central America, the Philippines and even President Wilson supported the Mexican revolution.
Simon Bolivar was a revolutionary, born in Venezuela, who liberated 6 countries in northern South America from Spanish forces sent by the then king of Spain, Bolivar traveled to Europe to ask Spain to withdraw its military forces from America, stop repressing the people and taking advantage of their wealth, but they ignored him, then he returned to South America from where he undertook a battle to free the countries, achieving the objetives and winning almost all of the fights.
Answer:
Transcontinental Railroad workers
Mining
Farming
Explanation:
Transcontinental Railroad workers resulted in growth
Mining, copper, lead, tin, quartz, & zinc ultimately more profitable than gold or silver. Corporations gradually came to dominate mining
Farming, cattle raising, Land given away to encourage settlement of West and to develop the family farm.
Answer:
Among them, the United States and Britain agreed not to seek territorial gains from the war, and they opposed any territorial changes made against the wishes of the people concerned. The two countries also agreed to support the restoration of self-government to those nations who had lost it during the war.
Explanation:
Although the United States was actively involved in World War I for only nineteen months, from April 1917 to November 1918, the mobilization of the economy was extraordinary. ... Over four millionAmericans served in the armed forces, and the U.S. economyturned out a vast supply of raw materials and munitions.
