The Americans were brought into The Spanish and American War on February 15,1898. The Americans came into this war because a naval boat of ours called the Maine was blown up. ... He even captured a couple of the Spanish soldiers and turned them over to the Americans. America fought because we had big money in Cuba. ... The war looked in big favor for the Spanish because they had an army of 400,000 men and we only had only 28,000 men, but this changed after congress declared war. ...

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Research Paper America is the most respected and hated country in the world. ... In the book, "The Glorious Cause" written by Robert Middlekauff, it is said that the seeds of the American Revolution were planted before the war even started. ... The American colonists had had enough. ... Soon after the aforementioned battles the Spanish and French stepped in and gave the Americans a helping hand. ... Because of the help of the French and Spanish the colonists were able to hold off the British and win their independence. ...

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In my opinion no they came to America and they need to be respectful of our policies and how we do things. ... Hispanics make up 13% of Americas population, which is 38.8 million people. ... Let's say that you need a hotel in Spain you can not speak Spanish at all or understand it for that matter so you come upon a problem of what to do, Sometimes there are people that speak English but most times not. ... I admit that the Spanish population should speak their own language but we should not have to conform to it if a Spanish child wants to learn Spanish let his family or a tutor teach him...

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In my opinion no they came to America and they need to be respectful of our policies and how we do things. ... Hispanics make up 13% of Americas population, which is 38.8 million people. ... Let's say that you need a hotel in Spain you can not speak Spanish at all or understand it for that matter so you come upon a problem of what to do, Sometimes there are people that speak English but most times not. ... I admit that the Spanish population should speak their own language but we should not have to conform to it if a Spanish child wants to learn Spanish let his family or a tutor teach him...

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This clearly illustrates the Spanish values of wealth and power. ... Their pursuit of gold and silver led them to colonize Central and South America as well as the west and east coasts of North America using slaves from Africa as laborers. ... This triangular trade produced much wealth for the Spanish as well as the English, Dutch, French and Portuguese. ... The Seven Years" War, or the French and Indian War as it is known in America, was an attempt by the French and English to strengthen their own positions on three separate continents. ... Today America is the wealthiest and most powerful n...

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A new problem has risen in the thick of the on-going war. ... In times of war, dealing with people trying to destroy America, the rules should be bent, but justice should always prevail no matter what the situation is. ... Spanish Prime Minister Jose Anzar says that "Spain wouldn't consider extraditing to the U.S. any of the eight alleged members of the al Qaeda terrorist network it arrested if they would be tried in a military court or faced the death penalty" (King, A2). Most European countries, like Spain, say they will not extradite any suspects if they could face the death penalt...

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America's first two presidents, George Washington and John Adams, both resolutely adhered to the idea that America should endeavor to stay out of war at all times, and did everything in their power to evade declaring and entering into war. ... Washington and Adams both believed that America should not side with any foreign country during times of war making the fundamental purport of America's first foreign policy the elusion of war at all costs. ... In 1793, George Washington proclaimed neutrality, thus declaring America an uninvolved, nonpartisan country in times of war. ...

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The cost of the wars was great in two ways. ... At this point Revolutionary War began, and it was among the bloodiest in history. ... War broke out and France quickly became an Empire from the leadership of Napoleon. ... The revolutionary war incredibly affected the outcome of the Nation. ... They new that this tax would wipe out profits of the trade with the Spanish and French West Indies that brought gold and silver coins into the colonies. ...

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What makes America dfferent? ... Yet gun crimes in Canada are less than a quarter of America's. ... America has had a long time fascination with the gun and war in general. America sees its self as the peace keeping force of the world. ... The native americans tried, the spanish tried, so did texas, Japan, but not until September the 11th did america's war machine head in to overdrive. ...

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It is important to note that the time that Cinque and his men arrived in America was years after the American Revolution, which was fought by the Americans against the British. ... Even the queen of Spain allows slavery for in her own wordsslavery is the pillar of commerce?... In the end, President John Quincy Adams challenged everyone by saying if the result of this is civil war, then let it come?.and let it be the last battle fought for the American revolution.? ... If civil war comes then it will be the last battle fought for the American revolution, since if slavery exists then they are...

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To find asylum, the refugees migrated into European countries, such as Turkey, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Middle Eastern countries like Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and many countries around the world. ... On the other hand, there has been only over 2,300 Syrian refugees allowing into America since the Syrian Civil War began. ... America has the responsibility in the Syrian civil war. America first has got involved in the Syrian war since it supplied for the Free Syrian Army whose goal is to take down the Syrian government. ... At this point, America makes the war in Syrian worse. ...

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Show Horses The America Saddlebred horse was first mentioned in official government correspondence in 1776. ... American Saddlebred horses accompanied pioneers following Daniel Boone through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. ... The Arabian was also bred to withstand long treks across the desert and the tribal wars, which sometimes followed such trips. ... He was imported to America in 1788. ... These were small blocky horses, probably of Spanish extraction. ...

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America is known as the land of opportunities. ... So, for that reason America cannot be considered a nation. ... How would a policeman who only speaks English understand what someone speaking Vietnamese, Spanish, Chinese, or any other language, would want him to do for them? ... We were the ones who had a civil war due to the issue of slavery. ... In conclusion, America can be anything but considered a nation. ...

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Portuguese, Dutch, British, Spanish and French traders all took part in the slave trade. ... Even after it was outlawed in America, the slave trade went on long after ( Underground Railroad,15). The Underground Railroad has greatly affected the past and future of America. Slavery took place in the mid 1800's (World Book,21) and before and during the civil war (Compton's, 7). ... The African's helped cultivate land and fought with native American's in the Seminole Indian wars. ...

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When I came back to America, I was in a state of shock for a while. ... Shortly after Columbus discovered America, in the early 1500s, Spain invaded what is now South America and attacked the Incas, Mayas and Aztecs who had civilized and developed cultures. ... These parts of South America gave them access to a lot of gold and silver. ... Today, there are small civilizations of these tribes in South America and North America, but they live in extreme poverty. ... In America, especially, we have an overabundance of all of those things, and we should share. ...

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What does it mean to be an American? What does it mean to be an American slave? ... Palmer; "Negro slaves played an important role in Spanish life and customs. ... He then traveled to Canada, served for a while with the French in their war against the English, and later passed over into the United States, to become a well-known American. ... He came back to France, and while he was there, his home was burnt down and his wife became a fugitive in the American War of Independence. ...

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Upton Sinclair's novel the Jungle illustrates how greed and ruthless competition has made turn of the century America into a brutal jungle.Take or be taken? ... They all came to Packingtown, Chicago to share in the American dream of freedom and prosperity, but all they found were exploitation. ... To survive, workers in the meat-packing plants were forced to take part in a horrendous fraud, one that affected nearly every American. Sawdust and rat droppings were mixed into the sausage meat and deviled ham that killed about three thousand U.S. soldiers during the Spanish-American wa...

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Films such as Wild Style, Style Wars, Beat Street, and Breakin', propelling the elements, and compelling outsiders with no understanding of the culture to explore this "new" phenomena. ... Like Perico, he was one of the stars of the movie, the Spanish kid. ...

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