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Annexing the Philippines
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Creating a Department of War
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Creating a Modern Navy
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Cuba and the Platt Amendment
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Declaring War Against Japan
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Declaring War on Two Fronts
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Moving the Seat of Government
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Protection from Piracy - 1
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Response to Rebellion - 1
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Searching for the Missing
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St. Clair’s Defeat
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Strengthening American Sea Power
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Supporting the Revolutionary Army
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Territorial Hawaii
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The Annexation of Texas
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The British Burn Washington
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The Defense Industry
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War of 1812: Congress Declares War
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War of 1812: Congress Declares War
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War of 1812: The Treaty of Ghent
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Women in the Military: World War II
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