Prior to World War I Americans wanted to be a model society for a number of the countries that were thought to be "barbarous" and "backwards." ... The "Splendid Little War" that took place between Spain and America, did not originally have an imperialistic intent (Doc E), but as the battling ended a number of actions that were taken seemed to once again work in America's favor. Since Americans did not relish the fact that Cubans were being mistreated, and handled as slaves by the Spanish, they put a stop to this mistreatment by fighting the Spanish forces that were stationed in the Phil...

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Later, Woodrow Wilson was charged with continuing America's influence on a moral basis, as well as tying America into the First World War in Europe. ... He liberated Cuba from the greedy hands of Spain and then watched over its development. ... While America was occupied with Latin America, it did not fail to recognize that it had vital interests at stakes in the European war. Aside from ancestral [genealogical] and political camaraderie with many countries that were involved in World War I, Europe was a vital economic trading partner, as well as a crucial loaner. ... The fear of German d...

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From the times of the Anglo-Saxon wars of pre-middle ages to the struggle for hegemonic power with Spain and France over colonization rights and the system of mercantilism. ... The Spanish American war opened the door for the US to rise to power globally and thus become a force to be reckoned with herself. ... The First World War actually began friendly British/American relations similar to that of today. With a sinister feeling that the US should remain neutral throughout the War, Americans were very much against President Wilson's announcement that the US was to mobilize for conflict...

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From 1900 to 1945, America went from the top of the world, to the bottom, and back up again. The high of the imperialist dream replaced by the lows of the Great Depression, and the rise to a world super power following World War II. ... We had very recently assisted them in the fight to receive independence from the control of Spain, and we had promised them that once winning the war they would achieve independence in due time. However, once Cuba became free of Spanish control, we attempted to impose control over the nation, and after much fighting and protest from the Cuban citizens, we event...

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Like many European nations, Italy emerged from the First World War as a democracy in distress. ... Italy had long-standing problems that were made worse by the war. ... This was the background for the more immediate problems that Italy faced after the war. Inflation and unemployment were perhaps the most destructive effects of the war. ... After the war, these groups formed the base of Mussolini's fascist movement. ...

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All major powers had anticipated war, and the pre-war planning, such as the Schlieffen Plan, exacerbated everything. ... The youth had slowly been indoctrinated for war. Society itself was familiar with the possibility of war. ... The solution, again, was war. ... The determination to go to war did not emerge from domestic pressures, or one party would have opposed war as a way to weaken the other one politically. ...

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