In the last half of the 1800s, the United States joined the race for control of overseas territories. How did the United States go about becoming an imperialistic nation?

Explanation:

n the late nineteenth century, the United States abandoned its century-long commitment to isolationism and became an imperial power. After the Spanish-American War, the United States exercised significant control over Cuba, annexed Hawaii, and claimed Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as territories.

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