Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
These are just some examples from the top of my head
- In 1854 Commodore Perry was sent to Japan to force them to open up their ports during the Convention of Kanagawa
-America's "Great White Fleet" was sent around the globe under Teddy Roosevelt to show off American military might
-In 1898 America officially annexed Hawaii
-After the Spanish American War, America won control over the Phillipines and occupied them during the Phillipine-American War