Next came the Spanish-American War, which started with the Americans not liked the way that the Spaniards were treated the Cubans. ... battleship (Maine) was docked outside of Havana (Cuba's Capital) and all of a sudden exploded from under the sea. ... President 1897-1901) went to congress and asked for permission to send troops to help stop the fighting in Cuba. ... The Treaty of Paris (signed Dec. 10, 1898), Spain lost Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico to the U.S., and also the United States gained control of the Philippines. ... Nervous foreign ministers insisted that the Chinese...

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The Bay of Pigs conflict in 1962 started the Cuban Missile Crisis which essentially started the cold war between the USSR and the U.S. ... If the government decides to install a system on both Airforce one and Marine One, that is $6 million of taxpayer money. ... The U.S was created to be the anti-thesis of an imperialistic government, but when the U.S fought in the Spanish-American war, instead for freeing Cuba from Spain, they took it over as well as Guam and the Philippians. ... What is going to happen in Afghanistan when the U.S "helps" to set up a temporary government? ... The U.S did ...

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Also the Russian government was seeking revenge on the United States because the United States did not enter the war effort soon enough and that caused for more Russian casualties. ... The west decided to create a separate government in their zones. ... The United States placed nuclear missiles in Turkey and the Soviets attempted to place missiles in Cuba. ...

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McCarthy would be found to not contain proof of any active communists whatsoever operating within our government or otherwise. ... In fact, not until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 does this animosity dissipate against Russia and other nations, and even afterward the lingering affects of Cuba continue on to present day. ...

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Washington Monument Architect: Robert Mills Location: Washington, D. C. Date: 1848-1885 Building Type: Monument Construction System: Masonry Cut Stone Climate: Temperate Context: Neo-Egyptian Fact: At 555 feet tall, the highest all-masonry tower in the world. It is 55 feet wide at t...

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