The US was never completely isolated from the rest of the world. Trade made the US an active member of world affairs. It was during the period of the 1890s that the US foreign policy became influenced by Imperialism. During that decade, the US became the most important industrial power in the world. That meant we had to find markets and areas to obtain raw materials. Business was also looking at other areas in the world as potential customers for our products. The US Military, especially the Navy, was growing and expanding in other areas of the world where we had not had the ability to go in force before. The war with Spain and the presidency of T. Roosevelt also made the US a major economic, military, and imperialistic power.
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the United States expanded its influence into Asia
In 1890 to 1920 the development of the passage of child labor laws by individual states was passed. During the period known as the Progressive Era (1890s to about 1920s) the U.S. government became increasingly activist in both domestic and foreign policy.
Slavery was abolished in the 1860s after the Civil War, so there were no slaves in the 1890s.
The Populist Party of the 1890s was an example of a party formed chiefly to help a
The plural form is the 1890s.