The only reason we helped Cuba was because the U.S. had an investment in their agriculture land, especially in large amounts of sugar. The Spanish dominated over the Cubans and destroyed the lands that the U.S. was using when they were trading with the Cubans. ... "This notion of spreading American values and ideals throughout the world helped make the U.S. a world power, but it also greatly weakened constitutional government by making the executive branch supreme in foreign policy" (Tim Shoemaker). ...

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The company ruled India with very little interference from the British government. ... The Spanish American War was a 5-month war dealing with Cuba. The United States won the war and with it freedom for Cuba, two navel bases in Cuba, islands of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, and a great influence in Latin America. ... As a result, some European industrialists encouraged their governments to colonize African countries as a method of guaranteeing sources of raw materials. ... As Competition between industries for markets grew, industrialists encouraged their governments to undertake col...

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He took on JP Morgan and other "big trust" companies; Roosevelt was considered a trustbuster in response to public pressure for greater government intervention into businesses, he passed the Hepburn Act. This Act says that railroads can only charge the amount that is set by the government and allowed the government to inspect financial records. ... This act says that all foods and drugs had to be tested and approved by government officials before they went onto the market. ... Roosevelt's concern with the destruction of the forest, prairies, streams, and wilderness led to putting the gove...

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He felt it was time to go back home after that, so he left Dakota, and for the next 12 years he held various government positions. ... One of the government jobs he had was the assistant secretary of the navy. ... He trained the rough riders for quite sometime before they were sent into Cuba and proceeded to fight in the battle known as The Battle of San Juan Hill. ... He fought against child labor for a long time until the government finally decided that child labor was a state issue, and could be allowed or not allowed depending on that states vote. ...

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As the President, Roosevelt looked out for the best interest of the United States and " flexed America's muscle abroad" Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to acknowledge " that a nation's future trade posture must be toward Asia and away from the Old World entanglement of its past" When war broke out between the U.S. and Spain when Cuba attempted to achieve their independence, Theodore Roosevelt formed a group called the " Rough Riders". ... On July1rst, the Rough Riders stormed through the San Juan hills in Cuba Teddy was considered a hero by the American population. .....

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As the President, Roosevelt looked out for the best interest of the United States and " flexed America's muscle abroad" Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to acknowledge " that a nation's future trade posture must be toward Asia and away from the Old World entanglement of its past" When war broke out between the U.S. and Spain when Cuba attempted to achieve their independence, Theodore Roosevelt formed a group called the " Rough Riders". ... On July1rst, the Rough Riders stormed through the San Juan hills in Cuba Teddy was considered a hero by the American population. .....

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Months later, Admiral William Sampson repeated with a victory over the Spanish in a battle off Santiago, Cuba. ... He also recommended that they preserve China's territory and its government. ... If every country washed by the Carribean Sea would show the progress in stable and just civilization which, with the aid of the Platt Amendment, Cuba has shown since our troops left the island, and which so many of the republics in both Americas are constantly and brilliantly showing, all questions of interference by this nation with their affairs would be at an end. ...

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The United States had an interest in Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Panama Canal. ... The policy stated that to win American recognition, they must not only exercise power but reflect "a just government based upon law, not upon arbitrary or irregular force." ...

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