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Milestones
This section seeks to provide a general overview of the history of colonial and United States engagement with the world since 1750 through short essays on important moments, or milestones, in U.S. diplomatic history.
The section is divided into 18 basic time periods. Brief introductions to each of these 18 time periods provide some historical context for the information contained in the essays on specific historical events between 1750 and the present.
Select a period from the left sidebar, or view a list of all milestones.
Please note that additional milestones are undergoing review for publication.