Module 3 (Unit 3) Learning Objectives

After you have completed this unit, you will be able to:

1. Assess the impact that the United States' interest in increasing foreign trade, adding new territory, and isolating itself from Europe had on foreign policy and government and private initiatives.
2. Evaluate the national and global developments in technology, communication, and commerce that precipitated profound changes in the economy, politics, social relations, and regional identities.
3. Theorize how Americans developed the world's first modern mass democracy, while forging a new national culture amid complex economic and political dynamics.
4. Recognize, analyze, and evaluate the dynamics of historical continuity and change over periods of time of varying length.

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