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Mckinely was in favour of becoming more involved in world affairs, especially in trade. In 1898 the Spanish-American war resulted in America gaining control of Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. This was a turning point in history as previously the USA had been isolationist and looked down upon imperialist ideologies.

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