GOV 312L Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Fareed Zakaria, European Colonialism, Walter Lafeber
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Historical overview of u. s. foreign policy: manifest destiny to wwi. The american civil war was an international event: the american civil war and the survival of democratic governance, european powers and the american civil war, european powers" role in the fate of the union. Britain and france neutral but favored the confederacy; russia supported the union. Hawaii, puerto rico, cuba, philippines, pacific islands: war with spain (1898) yields territorial annexations. Why expand in the 1890"s: civil war legacy, puzzle: given economic growth and weak neighbors, why was the u. s. slow to expand outward after civil war, not like other great powers in the age of imperialism, fareed zakaria. From wealth to power: the unusual origins of america"s world role. Princeton university press: have to understand domestic institutions (big question #4, war fatigue from civil war turns u. s. inward to focus on consolidation (war made the state)
