I think it was the Age of Discovery. After the Crusades and the fall of Feudalism,
the growth of towns and commerce attracted interest in other lands that began
during the Crusades when they were exposed the silks and spices being traded
there. This prompted European powers to
embark on journeys to establish trade routes as well as find new lands to
colonize.
The United States presidential election of 1908 was held on November 3, 1908. Popular incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt, honoring a promise not to seek a third term, persuaded the Republican Party to nominate William Howard Taft, his close friend and Secretary of War, to become his successor.
The U.S. government openly stated that they would view any European interference in Latin America as "an act of aggression". This was articulated clearly in the Monroe Doctrine, which stated that the US would respond with military force.
<span>no force is needed to overcome sliding friction once force has been applied to overcome the starting friction.</span>
