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than 10 years later, the same people, the same country, had helped defeat 2
challenges to world stability, the Open Door, and western Capitalism. The
U.S. had gone from rags to riches in an incredibly quick time, and entered
the postwar years in a position of power and strength. Struggles, both
abroad and at home, did not disappear however, and the fight for power and
democracy continued.