THE FOLLOWING TEXTBOOK MUST BE UTILIZED AS THE ONLY SOURCE: Paul S. Boyer et al.

THE FOLLOWING TEXTBOOK MUST BE UTILIZED AS THE ONLY SOURCE: Paul S. Boyer et al., The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People, Volume II: Since 1865.
Address the following:
In 1877, the United States was an isolationist nation. By 1917, it was a world power. How and why did this happen?
What is this question really asking?
This is a “before and after” question, which means you need to understand how to get from one place in time to another. In this case, it’s about foreign policy. In 1877, when this class opens, the US had no interest in the wider world. By 1917, it did. What steps did the US take to make that change? Where? Why did it do so? And what is significant about the date of 1917?