The Spanish American War of 1898 One hundred years ago, in 1898, the United States was fighting the Spanish-American War. ... The excuse for entering the war was the rebellion by the Cubans against Spanish rule and the explosion of an American battleship U.S.S. ... On April 22, the Unites States was at war with Spain. ... However, the battle of Manila did not end the war. 100 miles off the US coast is where Spanish held Cuba, by a substantial army, and hostile to American interests there. ... The battle between the American fleet and the Spanish Fleet was decidedly one-sided in favor ...

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America's desire to establish an economic empire determined most of its foreign policy between the Civil War and the end of World War II, and fueled the U.S. into three wars: the Spanish-American War, WWI, and WWII. ... (Zinn, 303) Negotiations with Spain were also taking too long, so the U.S. decided to use the "open door policy," as an excuse to enter in a war against Spain. In doing this, the Cubans would allow American investments to continue in the country and Spain would have no right to shut America out. ... "American diplomats and businessmen worked hard to make sure that whe...

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Maine was sent to protect American interests in Spanish-ruled Cuba. ... The American media stipulated war. Reacting to a blockade on Cuba ordered by President McKinley, the Spanish had declared war. ... These countries were the most vulnerable after the Spanish American war, which meant they were weak to resent any invaders or conquerors. ... After being relinquished by Spain to the United States Aguinaldo declared the Independence of the Philippines. ...

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As the President, Roosevelt looked out for the best interest of the United States and " flexed America's muscle abroad" Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to acknowledge " that a nation's future trade posture must be toward Asia and away from the Old World entanglement of its past" When war broke out between the U.S. and Spain when Cuba attempted to achieve their independence, Theodore Roosevelt formed a group called the " Rough Riders". ... This involvement in the Spanish-American war helped his chances for the position of U.S. president. ... Roosevelt's interest in...

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As the President, Roosevelt looked out for the best interest of the United States and " flexed America's muscle abroad" Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to acknowledge " that a nation's future trade posture must be toward Asia and away from the Old World entanglement of its past" When war broke out between the U.S. and Spain when Cuba attempted to achieve their independence, Theodore Roosevelt formed a group called the " Rough Riders". ... This involvement in the Spanish-American war helped his chances for the position of U.S. president. ... Roosevelt's interest in...

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Washington had many contributions to America and I will discuss the contributions that he made. ... In 1793 Washington's cabinet members had many conflicts over the neutrality of America in the war between France and England. ... Washington had some disagreements with Britain and Spain. ... Against the British and Indians, two American commanders were defeated. ... Jay's Treaty with Britain and Pinckney's Treaty with Spain enlarged U.S. territory and removed diplomatic difficulties. ...

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In 1917 he proclaimed American's entrance into World War I a crusade to make the world "safe for democracy." ... The Treaty of 1763 was signed by Great Britain, France, and Spain. ... "France lost Canada to Britain, Cuba and the Philippines were restored to Spain, and India in effect passed to Britain"(Internet 2). ... In addition, the warring European powers-Britain against France and Spain, with the Dutch as armed neutrals-effected a large-scale peace settlement. Spain reacquired the Floridas and Minorca from Britain, and Britain relinquished its restrictions on the French port ...

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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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Such was case in the life of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States of America. ... During the War of 1812 he was the general in charge of the defense of New Orleans (3). ... This decisive victory ultimately changed the way people viewed him and the course of the War of 1812. After the war of 1812, Jackson made the decision to invade Florida and he took control of the current Spanish government (5). ... He was willing to sacrifice his popularity for the success of the country, which makes him without a doubt a true American hero....

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He became a Rough Rider during the Spanish-American War. ... He wanted to free Cuba from Spanish rulers and build a canal across the Panama; Roosevelt's attempt to buy the ground was unsuccessful. ... Roosevelt wanted to assert American military power around the world. ... Roosevelt also used this to justify armed intervention in the internal affairs of Latin America. Another thing that Roosevelt did that proved him strong not only in America but over seas was that he mediated in the Russia-Japanese War. ...

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Fearing the danger of Spanish control of Cuba, Teddy strongly advocated war against Spain; but McKinley was doubtful of starting the war, waiting for public opinion to lead him what to do. Then when the US battleship Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 250 Americans, Roosevelt placed the blame on Spain, and the public was agreeing with it. ... Then when Japan went to war with Russia over control of Manchuria and Korea in 1905, Roosevelt arbitrated the dispute. ... He passed laws to ensure the safety of food and drugs sold in the American marketplace. He placed millions of acres of land un...

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Fearing the danger of Spanish control of Cuba, Teddy strongly advocated war against Spain; but McKinley was doubtful of starting the war, waiting for public opinion to lead him what to do. Then when the US battleship Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 250 Americans, Roosevelt placed the blame on Spain, and the public was agreeing with it. ... Then when Japan went to war with Russia over control of Manchuria and Korea in 1905, Roosevelt arbitrated the dispute. ... He passed laws to ensure the safety of food and drugs sold in the American marketplace. He placed millions of acres of land un...

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The years following the Civil War had seen a steady preparation for this. ... He declared that it was the duty of the United States to enforce the findings of this commission "by every means in its power," which meant war if Britain remained adamant. ... During World War II, the United States stationed 65,000 troops in Panama to protect the canal. ... America's 1898 war with Spain made a canal seem essential. During the Spanish-American War, the only way for U.S. battleships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean was to make an 8,000 mile journey around Cape Horn at the tip of Sou...

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The Spanish dominated over the Cubans and destroyed the lands that the U.S. was using when they were trading with the Cubans. ... The ideas of the Americans were bias on our moral and our beliefs of the society. ... "The Monroe Doctrine was set into place back in 1823 by then president James Monroe stating that the Western Hemisphere would be closed off to further European colonization and that the United States would not interfere with the international affairs of European nations" http://www.campaignforliberty.org/members-posts/teddy-roosevelt-and-his-big-stick/ World War II and...

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POLITICS OF MEXICO Spain ruled Mexico for three centuries, administering a vast economic, political, and religious empire in the interests of the imperial country, its kings, and its representatives in North America. ... He called for an end to Spanish misrule. At the head of a motley band of rebels, he began the first of a series of wars of independence that pitted rebels against the Spanish crown for eleven years. ... During the American civil rights movement, Mexico was experiencing a similar movement. By 1996, the only group that was having trouble bei...

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The cost of the War in Iraq is absolutely outrageous. ... Since the start of the war, there have been a total of over 39,600 bombs dropped. ... The British military has reported 52 deaths; Italy has reported 17; Spain has reported 8; and Denmark, Ukraine, and Poland have all reported one each. ... Since the attack on America on September 11, most Americans feel at least a little more comfortable in their surroundings. ... Seven in ten Americans don't think the war on Iraq has reduced the threat of terrorism. ...

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Theodore Roosevelt Throughout history, many people have contributed to building America. ... This led to the Spanish surrender and opened the era of America as a global power. (Princeton Hall 503) It changed the course of the Spanish-American War. ... It represented the American Navy and its superiority. ... He loved the American people and the American people loved him. ...

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President Andrew Jackson presided over an important time in American history. The fifty years period between the war of 1812 and the Civil War is called the Jacksonian Age. ... Jackson's record regarding Native Americans was not good. He led troops against them in both the Creek War and the First Seminole War and during his first administration the Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830. ... American settlers were also moving into Texas, but they were refusing to pay the Mexican taxes, converting to Catholicism, and speaking Spanish. ...

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The typical American citizen knows very little about American foreign policy. ... Its not that the typical American isn't capable of understanding American foreign policy, but rather that we choose not to. ... We can even choose, as most Americans do, to ignore the role that American foreign policy plays in our ability to enjoy such freedoms. ... Within the past decade we have sent American military personnel to Somalia to protect United Nations" troops conducting a humanitarian operation to relieve the famine resulting from the civil war in that Country. ... Resulting would be dividi...

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Tripoli War (1801-05)- A conflict between the United States and Tripoli, incited by American refusal to continue payment of tribute to the piratical rulers of the North African Barbary States of Algiers, Tunis, Morocco, and Tripoli. ... It also prevented war with France, over the Mississippi River. ... He oversaw the Navy that blockaded Tripoli to win the Tripoli war and also forced the Algiers and Tunis to renounce attacks against Americans. ... In reaction, Jefferson did not declare war, because he knew Britain had a superior Navy. ... War may have been avoided, but by closing all American ...

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When Adams was fourteen, he was hired as the private secretary to the American minister to Berlin, Francis Dana. ... President George Washington sought after someone to represent the American interests in Holland. ... He helped to write the Monroe Doctrine, and arranged for the United States to acquire Florida from Spain. In the election of 1824, the Republicans had four strong candidates, including Adams, against the famous general of the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson. ... Adams believed that liberty had been won by the American Revolution and that this liberty was guaranteed by the Constit...

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He himself called America, "the police man of the world." ... He spent two months on Rutherford Hayes" tour of America campaign. ... Even before the sinking of the Maine which eventually persuaded McKinley to fight Spain, Roosevelt was sending letters to Congress telling them to sign in a new conscription act. ... He went back to New York as a hero of the Spanish American War in which he fought with the first Calvary unit, "The Rough Riders." ... When Roosevelt became president at age forty two many people were critical of the young rambunctious war hero. ...

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Adding to his reputation was his brilliant and tough-minded performance as chief American peace commissioner during the negotiations at Gent that ended the War of 1812. ... He continued to distinguish himself by negotiating a treaty with Spain. ... It established a border between Spanish and US territory running from the Gulf of Mexico to the Rocky Mountains and along the forty-second parallel to the Pacific Ocean. ... Adams also was the mind behind the Monroe Doctrine, which warned that the United States would oppose any European interference in the internal affairs of an American nation o...

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Dolley Madison 1768-1849 James Madison's wife is the only first lady given an honorary seat on the floor of Congress, and was the first American to respond to telegraph message-sent by inventor Samuel Morse. ... Grant's wife was cross-eyed, and owned slaves during the Civil War while her husband served as general of the Union Army.   ... Ida McKinley 1847-1907 William McKinley's wife was the only first lady to work as a bank teller and manager, and successfully urged her husband to retain the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.   ... After her death in the White H...

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