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US Foreign Policy During The 19th Century
US foreign policy during last century i.e. 19th century can be distributed into two periodic segments. The first part was all about containing German and Japanese forces during world wars. After bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world war came to an end and a new era of hope began for the people in the US and its allies. USA then faced another adversary in USSR who emerged as the super power and US with the help of Afghan fighters wiped out USSR forces and the soviet union broke.
In this century USA faces several adversaries where countries like China, Russia, and the emergence of ISIS continues to threaten USA’s supremacy. European union is going through turmoil and after Brexit has become vulnerable more than ever. Chinese influence

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