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it expressed the philosophy that drove the 9th century to territorial expansion. in the U.S.
There are 5 main reasons why the US joined World War 1 I don't know which reasons you have already listed so I'm just gonna say all 5 the 1st one would be German atrocities in Belgium 2nd would be economic interests 3rd would be sinking of the Lusitania the 4th of the unrestricted submarine warfare and the 5th would be the zinmerman telegram
It was forgotten in it's time because no one cared about being civil and listening to what EVERYONE wanted and being at peace with one another. They thought fighting in a war would help them simmer their dispute. Today, we don't fight over lands and things as much as we used to. While South America and North America are still fighting, *not in a huge war* it's not the same as it was then.
Malign might be a good synonym for take away in social studies
