taking out a provisional government and putting down rebellion. The Philippines was forced to be governed by American officials. Finally the U.S. passed the Jones Act of 1916 which allowed Philippino citizens to elect officials. After years of delayed independence the U.S. finally granted the Philippines independence on July 4‚ 1916. The U.S. intervened in the Philippines in order to gain territory from Spain. Although President McKinley tried to avoid a war with Spain it seemed to be inevitable
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enter in the World War I. Up to 1916‚ Wilson kept the U.S out of the war in a spirit of friendliness and impartiality‚ and he even made offers to mediate some conflicts‚ however‚ some “incidents” led to a change of mind. In 1915‚ Americans were dead in some German attacks against British ships‚ and Wilson tried to appeal to the end of the war without success. For elections‚ he used the slogan “He kept us out the war”‚ and made another mediation offer at the end of 1916 to end the war. Nevertheless‚
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The Battle of Verdun in World War was one of the most important battles of the Great War‚ taking place from February 21-November 26‚ 1916. It was an unsuccessful German offensive to take the west‚ and was one of the bloodiest battles of the war. The total casualties were estimated to be 542‚000 French and 434‚000 Germans. On June 28‚ 1914‚ Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb nationalist sparked the beginning the first World War. On this day he shot Franz Ferdinand (Archduke of Austria and heir
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The Dominican Republic as of 1916 had been a victim of enormous political instability that allowed over the creation a stationary political process. The lack of stable political parties to form control and legitimacy in the country was nowhere to be found. The constant back and forth political changes had only increased their external debt to Europe .The probability of European intervention‚ retaliation against the Dominican Republic only increased as instability had become a trend‚ and the debt
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Compare-Contrast Essay Lesley Perry-Tanner ENG 121 Annemarie Hamlin November 28‚ 2013 There are many similarities as well as many differences in narrative and descriptive essays. A narrative essay many times reflects some type of personal experience. The narrative essay also tells a story and it has an intriguing way to keep the audience wanting to know more. The descriptive essay on the other hand usually just describes a person‚ a scene‚ or feelings to a reader (Connell‚ C.‚ & Sole
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In the late summer of 1916‚ tens of thousands of men marched off to the muddy grounds of the Somme. In their wake‚ they left behind their wives and children‚ many of whom they would never see again. Those who did return would come back traumatized‚ frightened of loud noises and too afraid to step outside‚ empty shells of the men they once were. But their sacrifices were not in vain; the Somme was‚ unquestionably‚ the most important battle for both Canada and the World. It encouraged the development
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By the mid-1915 $170 million worth of contracts were signed but only $5.5 million were made. Some of the shells were of such bad quality that they exploded in the barrel. Boots were made up of cardboard soles. Hughes was dismissed from his post in 1916. * WAR MEASURES ACT -1914- Gave the government the authority to do everything necessary for the security‚ defence‚ peace order and welfare of Canada. The federal government could intervene directly in the economy to control transportation‚ manufacturing
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triggered the First World War and clearly explain the true causes-economic‚ political and military that led to the occupation by the United States of Dominican Republic and the establishment of the military dictatorship that opened from November 29‚ 1916. United States became a powerful nation and began its entry into commercial competition for control of the markets with the main industrial empires the world. United States had started in Latin America a period of interventionism and economic
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Battle of Somme July-November 1916 Why did the British decide to launch an offensive on the Somme? The French were fighting the Germans alone at Verdun‚ in an attempt to retain control of the historic fortress town. The French Commander in Chief‚ Joffre‚ asked the British to mount an offensive on the nearby Somme‚ to deflect the Germans. The offensive was planned by the British Commander‚ Douglas Haig. What was the Plan? The plan was to launch a week long bombardment of the German trenches
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of his time redistributing land and helping the economy. Villa and Carranza became divided during the summer of 1914 and now they were enemies. The US first supported Villa‚ then later supported Carranza. When the US unsupported Villa‚ in January 1916‚ he kidnapped
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