Only by looking at our nations wars in the past, for example the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II we can see our nation will only go to war if our nation is attacked or there is a serious threat to our nation affecting our people or economic situations. ... In another instance but 20 years before World War I, the Spanish-American War took place. ... This was an act of war and on April 25,1898 the U.S formally declared war on Spain. ... Idealistically the United States did want to go to war with Spain but did not have a reason for war until the Spanish had sunk the Battles...

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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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After World War I ended Hemingway moved to Paris. ... Jake was an American who was in the Italian army during World War I. ... Hemingway moved to Spain to report on the Spanish Civil war in 1937. Jordan is, like the others, an American soldier fighting in a foreign war, the Spanish Civil war. Jordan and his comrades were fighting against the "Cabrones" (bastards in Spanish) or fascists (108). ...

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Since the war ended, the war factories that created guns, bullets, and other war materials were shut down. ... On top of that, the Spanish flu epidemic hit Germany which caused many people to die quickly. ... Although the President of America's goal was to make the treaty to end the war and avoid revenge from the other countries, that did not happen. ... This was the hatred that started the next World War. ... Therefore, if the President of America did not think of the Treaty of Versailles and just allowed the war to continue, history would have changed between the European countries....

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Jake Barnes, the story's narrator, fought in the war. ... Undoubtedly, Jake's views of America were tainted afterwards. However, the veterans of the war were not the only Americans desirous of becoming expatriates. ... While visiting Spain, Brett started having sex with nineteen-year-old bullfighter, Pedro Romero. ... Brett's anger and his own guilt for his pugnacious behavior, made Robert realize that it would be best to leave Spain, with lower self-esteem. ...

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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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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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It especially focuses on expatriates who were unhappy with America after World War I, and left the country to find freedom in Europe. ... The major theme of A Farewell to Arms is the reality of war and death. He shows this in the detail of how bad war really was, and that nothing good, not even love, can grow out of war. ... For Whom the Bell Tolls is another great piece of work, describing three days in the life of a man in the Spanish Civil War. Robert Jordan, an American College teacher, volunteers his service to the loyalist in the Spanish Civil War. ...

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Everyone knows that the Second World War was horrible, even worse than the First, but it has yet to be unequivocally decided what exactly was Hitler's role in bringing about such a catastrophe. ... As early as that speech given on 13 November 1919, little more than a year since the conclusion of the first war, Hitler was calling for a new one. From now on, war, for Hitler, became one of the most self evident means for achieving political goals. ... This trait that allowed him to use circumstances to help attain his goals was seen in 1920 with Italy, and would continue after h...

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Stalin's Soviet Union was a major factor in the defeat of Hitler in World War Two, and Stalin emerged from the war as leader of one of the world's two superpowers, quickly building a 'Communist Bloc' in Eastern Europe. 4. ... Under her, England managed to avoid a crippling Spanish invasion. Elizabeth was also able to prevent the outbreak of a religious or civil war on English soil. ... Christopher Columbus Though Columbus' intentions were incorrect, he was the first to discover the Americas which helped initiate colonization of the "New World." 17. ... Ferdinan...

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The First World War was, to many people "the war to end all wars" because of the death and destruction it had brought to Europe. ... Everyone feared war. ... At that time, America was isolationists because it had been devastated by the Depression and they needed to rebuild their own country. ... As a result, America could no help America in any struggle with Germany. Hitler had strong weapons, as seen in the Spanish Civil War, and many countries would not be able to compete with his weapons. ...

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Hemingway, who had a reputation as a "robust, belligerent American hero, sought to experience violence as well as write about it" (Shaffer 1). ... After World War I, Hemingway worked as journalist covering the Greco-Turkish War of 1922, and later he also served as a correspondent during several other major wars. ... Hemingway was also cynical and weakened after the war and searched for truth and meaning in both life and war. ... A Farewell to Arms was published in 1929, and it is arguably one of the best WWI books, revolving around the passionate but doomed affair between an American ambulance...

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The following year he entered World War I as a volunteer with American Red Cross ambulance unit as a driver. ... In the 1930's, he turned to writing for causes, including democracy as he knew it in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. ... In the years following World War II, many critics said Hemingway's best writing was past. ... He went to war. ... Francis Macomber was a wealthy American on a safari with his beautiful, unloving wife, Margot. ...

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They felt that absolute logic and order had led to the horrors of war. ... The movement dominated between World War One and World War Two. The movement survived but was greatly diminished after World War II. Spanish painter Salvador Dali was also known as a great leader of surrealism. ... His influence on European and American production methods was extensive. ...

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People came in search of gold from all over, America, China and also from the European countries with the hope of finding riches to improve their lives. The World Wars In 1914 Australia was at war and many lives were lost. ... By 1916 the interstate competitions were abandoned and it wasn't until 1920 with the end of World War I that Australian sport returned to normal. ... War World II had an effect on sport and life in general everywhere, thirty thousand Australian lives were lost. ... Satellite has improved on television by providing several channels purely for sport; available d...

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