Period 2: 1898-19140
1898: Foreign policy was affected as the USS Maine a US naval battleship exploded on the coast of cuba, primarily the spanish were blamed for the explosion and that sparked the spanish american war that lasted a couple months , this was a very significant event due to the americans winning the war and colonizing the spanish and cuban islands.This event made America transition from a regional power to a global power,with its major naval power equipped with steel steam boats and heavy armaments equipped.