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From the earliest days of the republic, Virginians have played important roles representing America’s interests abroad or supervising its foreign policy. [continue]
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George III's American subjects were left in an enviable position by the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1763, which ended the Seven Years' War. [continue]
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During the early national period, free trade was seen as a natural complement to republicanism and democracy. [continue]
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As Spain's New World colonies declared their independence, the new republics of Argentina, Chile, and others sought and received diplomatic recognition from the U.S. [continue]
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A cornerstone of the U.S. government's foreign policy throughout the Civil War was to keep foreign countries from giving diplomatic recognition or aid to the C.S.A. [continue]
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At the end of the Civil War, the U.S. could concentrate on subduing Native Americans, settling the West, and exploiting its natural resources to fuel the industrial revolution. [continue]
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After more than a century of neutrality, the outbreak of World War II meant that the U.S. found its seagoing vessels threatened by the allies and the Central Powers. [continue]
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At the end of World War II, the democratic and capitalist United States became estranged from its wartime ally, the communist Soviet Union. [continue]
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