The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations: Volume 2, the American Search for Opportunity, 1865-1913The American Search for Opportunity, 1865 1913 analyzes the period between the American Civil War and World War I (1865 1913) as the formative basis for twentieth century American world power The American Century as it has become known and examines the Imperial Presidency that these roots produced. The extent of U. S. power was so great that it not only transformed American society, but reshaped other societies around the globe as well, by helping