The defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588) and the loss of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (completed by 1648) mark the end of Spain's greatness. ... Spain slipped in power. ... Four Major Wars of Louis XIV were the War of Devolution 1667-1668 against Spanish Netherlands, Second Dutch War 1672- 1678 against Dutch, War of the League of Augsburg 1688-1697 and War of the Spanish Succession 1702-1713 These wars were followed by four treaties of Utrecht. ... Year 1776 saw the American Declaration of Independence and in 1789 the Estates General meets in Paris beginning the French Revolu...

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The Caste War, which began in the dry limestone flats of the Yucatan Peninsula in 1847, was one of the most successful indigenous uprisings in the history of the Americas and led to the existence of an independent Maya state that remained autonomous for over 50 years. Yet, the Caste War was also a war of factions, Maya against Mexican, Maya against British, Mexican against British, and Maya against Maya. Inhabited by the Maya for well over three thousand years, the Yucatan had become a political and economic focus for the Spanish colonial powers centered in Merida. ... By 1821, Mexico had gain...

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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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These various Acts were very large contributors to the outbreak, or "need" for the American War of Independence. During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... The seemingly inevitable conflict between the British and the French resultant of the competition for the dominance of North America was ended upon the agreement of peace following the culmination of the Seven Years" War with the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763. ... The various revenue raising Acts from the mid ...

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The national debt in 1783 was £243 million, before the American wars the debt was £160 million, quite clearly the national debt had increased greatly due to the American wars. ... As a consequence of the American wars trade between other countries was greatly disrupted. ... Britain in 1783 was isolated, the main rival, France was bankrupt after the American wars. There was peace on all fronts; Britain was not at war with anyone. ... When Spain attempted to influence America, Britain backed up by Prussia and Holland stood up forcing Spain to back down. ...

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There were some conflicts with Indian-Americans and British. ... Americas were seen as land of easy living and fertile land. ... Native Americans were a problem too. ... There were the French and Spanish that were always a risk. ... One can say that was the first sign of America becoming independence. ...

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The American Revolution: A Loyalist's Perspective Growing up, we are taught that the Revolutionary war was a necessary war with unmistakable objectives and was fervently fought by all Americans in an effort to rise up against the tyranny of British rule. ... Although, there are no accurate numbers of how many American colonists remained "loyal" to the British during the American Revolution, it is indisputable that support for the war was far from universal. ... When the war began between America and England, colonists were forced to choose sides. ... America's victory in the Re...

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Growing up, we are taught that the Revolutionary war was a necessary war with unmistakable objectives and was fervently fought by all Americans in an effort to rise up against the tyranny of British rule. ... Although, there are no accurate numbers of how many American colonists remained "loyal" to the British during the American Revolution, it is indisputable that support for the war was far from universal. ... When the war began between America and England, colonists were forced to choose sides. ... America's victory in the Revolutionary War was merely the logical culmination of the pr...

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These various Acts were very large contributors to the outbreak, or "need" for the American War of Independence. During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... The seemingly inevitable conflict between the British and the French resultant of the competition for the dominance of North America was ended upon the agreement of peace following the culmination of the Seven Years" War with the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763. ... The various revenue raising Acts from the mid ...

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At the end of the Napoleonic wars, "normality" was constituted in Europe for half a century. ... Although the basic principle of British foreign policy was non-intervention, Castlereagh was in agreement with Metternich on the issue of joint intervention to suppress the Spanish revolution of 1820. ... Despite the British intervention in Spain, Castlereagh, who was already very unpopular among the British public, could not be seen as giving too many concessions to the European powers. ... Another albeit less significant aim of Castlereagh's was to restore equilibrium between Europe and ...

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Just a few years earlier, Queen Isabella of Spain hired a sailor from Genoa to reach India by sailing west. ... The ships then traveled to America, where slaves were exchanged for sugar, rum, salt, and other island products. ... Liberia Liberia is a West Africa nation originally founded by freed slaves from the American South between 1820 and 1865. ... Tolbert, was the grandson of freed American slaves. ... A civil war is a war within a nation, as opposed to a war with other nations. ...

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How "Revolutionary" was the American Revolution? ... Despite the Declaration there was still a lot of division among the American people, bought on by lack of funds and foods, the strain of the long war and complaints about the inefficiency of the Congress. ... But the darkness over America was slowly lifting. ... The combination of the French recognition of the United States (1778) and its allegiance with the same which bought much need supplies and money to the colonists, and in a small way Spain's declaration of War against the British in 1779, and the continued persistence of the...

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Similarities can be seen with the evolution of Latin American countries into military rule through the caudillos following independence from Spain. ... Arguably though, the development of some military personnel and infrastructure for colonial benefit(also a pool of manpower for extraterritorial wars, such as the French in IndoChina) provided a potent enough springboard for the military to play a role in post-independence affairs. ...

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