Canada map. Talked about Sterling current issue in the news.
Monroe Doctrine-1823: warning to European countries to stay out of the Western Hemisphere and stay out, we wanted to have the Latin America places. Focus of America-1789-late 1800's: so many resources, building up government, fixing issues with Great Britain, building business and infrastructure, war with Mexico and moving west, slavery issues and Civil War. Civil War-1861-1865: people thought Lincoln was going to abolish slavery, South thought they had to leave the United States because ruin their way of life and take away slaves, the North(US) won because most of the advantages were within the North. Era of Imperialism: strong countries taking over weaker countries, late 1800s early 1900s and US participated, major powers at that time: Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia. up and comers: US, Japan. Losing power: Spain, Italy, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary. Started taking over China and Africa after natural resources.
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