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date: 18 February 2025

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The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World
Author(s):
Paul FinkelmanPaul Finkelman, Paul FinkelmanPaul Finkelman, Paul FinkelmanPaul Finkelman, Kate Sampsell-WillmannKate Sampsell-Willmann, Justin HartJustin Hart, Christopher T. FisherChristopher T. Fisher, Ronald W. SchatzRonald W. Schatz, David F. SchmitzDavid F. Schmitz, Ken BurnsideKen Burnside

[This entry includes nine subentries:

Colonial Settlement

The Early Republic

Nation Building and Westward Expansion

The Regulatory State

The Cold War and the American Century...

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