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The Great War•Season 13•Episode 2

US Empire: American Expansionism In the WW1 Era

Feb 13, 202692 min

By the late 19th century the US stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic. From the 1890s though, a new wave of American expansion began that resulted in a vast overseas empire including the Philippines, Cuba, Haiti, Panama, Nicaragua, and more.

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Seasons13

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Season 13 Episodes10

Bloodier Than Verdun? Winter Battles on the Eastern Front 1915

US Empire: American Expansionism In the WW1 Era

The Massive Forgotten Offensives of 1915

Harsher Than Versailles: The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918

Why the Allies Lost the Battle of Gallipoli 1915

Outbreak of the Russian Civil War 1917-18

Why Italy Joined WW1 in 1915

Fall of Serbia: Balkan Campaign 1915

The End of WW1 and the Russian Civil War

1915 - The Deadliest Year of WW1?

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Indy Neidell

Indy Neidell

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Episode Summary

"US Empire: American Expansionism In the WW1 Era" is episode 2 of The Great War season 13. It aired on February 13, 2026.

Next: E3 · The Massive Forgotten Offensives of 1915 Best of Season 13