Analyze the following Michael Hirsh quote: “We have achieved our Founding Fathers’ fondest dream, and, at the same time, their worst nightmare. We are a shining success, the supreme power on earth. And we are entangled everywhere.”
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should discuss the early visions of political leaders for a self-sufficient, unentangled United States based on a political ideology that was fundamentally different from that of Europe. Answers should identify economic and military dependence and interaction throughout the last two centuries, including but not limited to trade, Cold War conflicts, post–Cold War conflicts, and the war on terror.
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a. there are more than two opponents in the game. b. you have the chance to continue the game for a long period. c. your side is clearly rising in power against your opponent's decline. d. you have greater military resources than your opponent. e. you have a better chance of gaining the aid of minor allies than your opponent.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The Louisiana Purchase is one example of American territorial expansion through
a. divine right. b. isolationism. c. multilateralism. d. peaceful diplomacy. e. the use of force.