1. Emergence of the US

2. The beginning… Did not play a major role during its colonial period
Its exports were less significant than its competitors
Empahisized internal development
Issued the Monroe Doctrine – warning Europe from meddling in their business
Created a new political system
Extended the US past the Mississippi

3. Civil War 1861-1865 Spurred by differences between the north and south
Northern victory – slavery and oppression continued
Accelerated industrialization
A railroad from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Agriculture mechanized

4. Lastly… American diplomacy was not very powerful
Tended to replicate western ideas and inventions