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Published: February 13, 2026
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By the late 19th century the US stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic. From the 1890s though, a new wave of American expansion began that resulted in a vast overseas empire including the Philippines, Cuba, Haiti, Panama, Nicaragua, and more.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:46 Spanish-American War
33:47 US Annexation of Hawaii
38:23 Monroe Doctrine & Roosevelt Corollary
41:21 US Attempt to Buy Greenland
43:36 US Intervention in Central America
01:02:49 US Intervention in the Caribbean
01:25:02 US Intervention in Mexico
01:29:54 Conclusion
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