its continental area." (The Gilded Age pa 15) With these territorial acquisitions, it "gave the nation problems of colonial governments and control that, together with other factors, compelled it to assume an increasing role in world affairs." (The Gilded Age pa 15)
             "The great crisis in American foreign policy came at the turn of the century when United States Presidents first faced the temptations of empire and global governments." (Jeffery pa 3) "The outbreak of World War I in 1914 brought a period of diplomatic conflict between the United States and Britain and the United States and Germany." (The Gilded Age pa 15) However, it wasn't until 1917 that the United States joined the allies' efforts against Germany. Entering this war pushed the United States into a position in the international community. "It became increasingly evident that the foreign policy of the United States could not consist solely of a Caribbean policy, a Pan American policy, and a Far Eastern policy, but that it must necessarily involve a world policy." (Fish 278) At the end of the World War I, "The United States was influential in the writing of the Treaty of Versailles." (The Gilded Age pa 15) However, the United States Senate rejected the treaty as well as its !
             membership in the League of Nations, which returned the United States to a somewhat isolationistic policy.
             "Now into the Twentieth Century the United States is a power of imperial dimensions, that occupies three million square miles between the Atlantic and Pacific, controlling the Caribbean, and up to the Arctic." (Fish 285) "America's rise to world power is a consequence of the nation's geographical position, natural resources, and
             dynamic energy." (Dulles 1) "The Bush administration said NATO and the United States military presence in Europe would be needed for decades, not to deter a W...