HIST 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Valeriano Weyler, Gross Domestic Product, William Randolph Hearst
16 May 2016
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In the 1880s, america scarcely cast a shadow on world affairs its army was smaller than. Bulgaria"s and its navy ranked 13th in the world. America as a fellow great power: the roots of expansion. The civil war had put the us at odds with both france (over mexico) and britain (over the damages to union shipping by the alabama and other confederate sea raiders as well as over canada). Issues with both countries dissipated: diplomacy in the gilded age. Following the civil war, americans stayed out of european affairs, not because of weakness, but from lack of reason to get involved in affairs such as the major. The navy fleet gradually deteriorated; deployed mainly for coastal defense. Americans rarely went abroad; most that did were women advocating women"s rights in other countries: latin american diplomacy. Diplomatic activity in southern american countries quickened when james g.
