A Shifting Role: America and the World, 1900-1912

by Victor South

Overview

The United States' boundaries have expanded over the centuries—and at the same time, Americans' ideas about their country have grown as well. The nation the world knows today was shaped by centuries of thinkers and events. Teddy Roosevelt's America, for example, was a different one from today's version, and yet Roosevelt's ideas and actions shaped present-day America. The actions and policies of Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson also led to America's involvement in the Caribbean and in Central America. As the world headed toward World War I, the United States was ready to take its place as a leader on the global stage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781422293171
Publisher:	Mason Crest
Publication date:	09/02/2014
Series:	How America Became America Series for Young Readers
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

Time Line 6

1 Growing Power 9

2 The Panama Canal 15

3 Taking Over Latin America 25

4 President Wilson 37

Find out More 44

Index 46

About the Author 47

About the Consultant 48