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AP US History
Unit 9 – Entering Into the 21st Century, 1980–Present
Topic 9.3
What characterized American foreign policy after defeating communism and becoming world’s sole superpower?
The US prioritized colonizing other countries in the absence of a rival superpower.
USA became an isolationist nation, avoiding global conflicts.
It led a global effort to spread communism after the Cold War.
Struggles with new challenges such as non-state actors, terrorism, and rogue states marked USA’s unipolarity period .
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AP US History - 9.3 The End of the Cold War
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