America entered into the Spanish-American War in 1898 for a variety of reasons including public opinion and concerns about our business and strategic interests, but the one key cause of us entering the war was yellow journalism. ... This reminded Americans of when colonists revolted against Britain for independence. ... Though public opinion was already with Cuba, and concerns over our investments already existed, and we didn't want Spain in our backyard initially, the reporters and newspapers that were considered yellow journalism helped push along paranoia that already existed and pu...

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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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The mining of silver in Colonial Spanish America and gold mining in Colonial Portuguese America dominated the international commerce and economic markets of the world for many centuries. The factors that played key role in extraction, production and transportation of silver in Colonial Spanish America and gold in Colonial Portuguese America gives us an understanding of why and when silver monopolized the European markets and then later declined in value giving gold a boost to become a dominant method of exchange and how it impacted the lives of mine workers. ... Many natives who resisted th...

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This was first shown by the early world powers of Spain and Portugal, who conquered among themselves several territories for their utmost conquest and control. ... Now, we have the case of the United States and Britain waging an all-out war against Iraq. ... These reasons are merely not enough to convince the rest of the world that war is justifiable. ... America, being the most awesome superpower in this world is waging war against Iraq in the pretext of liberating its people and making the world a safer place against weapons of mass destruction. ... The numerous war casualties, destructi...

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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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The Spanish American War marked the appearance of the United States as a world power. ... This sparked a short war, known as the Spanish-American War, which was quickly decided by the two naval forces. ... America came out of the Spanish-American War as a major naval power. After having routed Spain the United States secured undisputed control of the American Mediterranean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. ... The enforcement of the Roosevelt Doctrine was the basis of America's stance on war, at the end of the World War, despite much loss; America had reached its imperialistic cl...

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The end of the Civil War marked this transition from a more agricultural nation to an industrialized one. ... The final major event of any diplomatic relations in this era was the Spanish-American War. ... The Spanish-American War is more a result of the Philippine Revolution and the Cuban War of Independence. After intervening between Cuban and Spanish conflict, the U.S. was then dragged into the Philippine Revolution which incited the Philippine–American War. An unexpected yet extremely important part of the post-Civil War transformation was the environmental changes with which the co...

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The dilemma of whether or not the taking of colonies or the annexation of territories beyond the bounds of the North American land mass was congruous with previous American policies, including the Declaration of Independence, remained a major foreign policy debate between the Spanish-American War, beginning in 1898, and World War I, beginning in 1914. ... The first, and clearest, indication of a drastic change of policy was the Spanish-American War. ... McKinley's "Open Door" policy, the attempt to protect fair trade in China, was in itself a departure from America's previous neutral...

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The delegates were unhappy with England, but were not yet ready to declare war. ... The battle of Concord and its "shot heard round the world" would mark the unofficial beginning of the colonies war for Independence. ... For almost a year the congress tried to work out its differences with England, again without formally declaring war. ... By the early 1800s the traditions of parades, picnics, and fireworks were established as the way to celebrate America's birthday. ... He has abdicated Government here by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. ...

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America Gains Independence: Now What? ... From this treaty Spain recognized the U.S. right to navigate on the Mississippi River, the boundary between Spanish Florida and the U.S. was set at the 31st parallel, and also Spain and the U.S. promised not to incite Indian attacks against each other. ... Although, seen as having alternate motives, this act was formed as a result of the Quasi War with France in 1798-1800. The Quasi War was caused by the XYZ Affair. ... The Louisiana Purchase was significant because it averted possible war with France and entanglement with Britain, it more than double...

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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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In an essay entitled "Professor William Sumner Spurns Empire", from the book, War and Other Essays, he states his opinion, trying to win people over to anti-imperialism. ... Other countries "hate our ways", thus, conquering their land and forcing them to live under the US flag would just cause more problems, and in the worst case, start a world war. ... He then states that if America "takes out of the hands of Spain her mission", it will "shrivel up into the same vanity and self-conceit of which Spain now presents an example". He is trying to prevent the problems Spain encountered from happ...

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We are nurtured into believing that it was built by past presidents, politics, wars, and the life and values of the nation's elite. ... A region along the Rio Grande where the Pueblo society existed had been overthrown by the Spanish settlers. ... In addition to the encomienda system, the Spanish also enforced Christianity conversion, however, Pueblo tradition still remained strong in the face of Spanish's intense missionizing efforts and political domination. ... America was built so that humans would have a better place to live at the cost of slave labor, war, and political con...

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The Battle of Saratoga turned around the international view on the American Revolution and consequently the tides of the war. The Americans" lack of stable supplies and foreign support forced them to fight a defensive beginning of the war. ... Because of this capability to do so, and the dwindling of the ports they controlled in America, they sought to end the war quickly. ... France joined America in supplying them with arms, ammunition, artillery, and even the use of their forces and navy, the Spanish and Dutch following shortly thereafter. ... The Battle of Saratoga was the first American...

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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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If Great Britain refused this, Polk proclaimed, all out war would be inevitable to achieve it. Luckily, Great Britain was not interested in war because America was not fully equipped militarily to handle a war with a super power. ... The issue was that Texas was a part of Mexico being controlled by Spain. At the time Spanish colonies were revolting and seeking their independence which set the stage for American expansion. ... Knowing this, American troops were ordered to situate themselves on the Rio Grande which sparked a war with Mexico. ...

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Following the Revolutionary War, many tribulations arose in the newly independent thirteen colonies. ... American industry was difficult, since British citizens flooded the country with cheap goods right after the war, continuing their chain of trading posts on the U.S. soil. ... Spain, still resentful for losing the French and Indian War, closed the Mississippi River to American commerce. ... Both Spain and England, while encouraging Native American tribes to be restless, prevented the U.S. from controlling even half of its territory. The French even demanded the repayment of money loan...

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The Louisiana Purchase, the Chesapeake Affair, the Embargo Act of 1807, the Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812 were all contributing factors to the early foreign policy in America. In 1802, Jefferson received word that the Louisiana Territory had been transferred from Spain to France due to the Treaty of San Ildefonso. ... Once the war of 1812 began, Federalists began to openly oppose the war and the country became divided. ... On the other hand, the Republicans supported the war of 1812. The War Hawks wanted more land, such as taking Canada from the British and Florida from the Spanish...

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Through out the centuries slavery has been a huge part of our history dating all the way back to the Spanish Empire in the sixteenth century. ... The rise of slavery dates back to the middle of the sixteenth century whenever the Spanish Empire was establishing in America. African slaves were not necessary, because the Spanish Americans forced tens of thousands of Indians to work for them. The Creek Indians welcomed the new settlers and began to sell them slaves that were generally war captives. The Creek tribe would even launch wars on neighboring tribes for the sole purpose to capture and sel...

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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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Did the American Revolution bring about change? ... Unfortunately, as a result of the war, the rights of the Americans did not change and neither did the class structure. ... "American shippers, using fraudulent papers, developed a golden traffic with the enemy ports of the Spanish and French West Indies."" ... While many individuals would argue that the Revolutionary War brought about the change of America into a democracy, the truth is that America was not a democracy. Instead of a democracy, America was a republic, as it had been with England before the war. ...

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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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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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