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    The Spanish-American War took place in “the spring and summer of 1898”‚ throughout the Pacific and Caribbean waters (“Spanish-American War”). The United States went to war with Spain for Cuban independence‚ yellow journalism in the role of publishing the De Lome letter‚ and the USS Maine sinking (Murrin 747‚748). A consequence of the war was imperialism‚ that came along with the Treaty of Paris‚ which gave the United States the Philippines‚ Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ Hawaii‚ and Guatemala (Roberts). Reformation

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    americans perpair for war

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    1. A) The Germans started launching attacks on American ships. Then they proposed a threat on the United States and then we declared war. B) Yes because we shouldn’t have hushed into anything and we did something about the boat attacks by making an agreement and then they proposed a threat and then we came into the war for a good cause. 2. A) President Wilson Formed The Committee on Public Information (CPI). The CPI did a lot by organized rallies and parades and published posters

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    Philippine-American War

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    WOOD 1                      THE PHILIPPINE­AMERICAN WAR (1899­1902)              JAMIENAIL WOOD              HIST102 ­ HISTORY SINCE 1877  PROFESSOR THOMAS GOETZ  NOVEMBER 20 2013            WOOD 2  PHILIPPINE­AMERICAN WAR 1899­1902    The United States declared war with Spain in 1898 to support Cuba with their struggles  from Spanish control. The United States sent out a fleet to the Philippines to defeat the Spanish  navy and this battle was known as the “Battle of Manila Bay”. The Spanish navy was defeated 

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    supported both our war with Spain and our annexation of its territories. The Spanish-American War served to end Spain’s colonial power in the western hemisphere. In the time leading up to the war there was three years of turmoil in Cuba‚ where Cuban revolutionaries were locked in battle with the Spanish in an attempt to gain independence from their mother country (history.state.gov 1). For most of the Cuban revolution the US‚ particularly due to president McKinley’s distaste for war‚ had opted to steer

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    World Civilization II Take Home Test AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: * The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or American War of Independence or simply American Revolution‚ began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America‚ and ended in a global war between several European great powers. * The war was the end result of escalating political tensions between the Parliament of Great Britain and colonists opposed to various taxes and other

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    The Mexican-American War

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    Mexican-American War Jacqulyn De La Torre HIS/110CA 3/16/2015 Hadley Ajana Mexican-American War United States and Mexico were two nations headed in opposite directions. Mexico struggled to maintain a stable government and protect their land. The United States had a strong government and was influenced by the Manifest Destiny to expand its territory and claim its borders to Mexico. The differences‚ along with the skirmish over Mexican-American borders‚ lead to the Mexican-American War. Causes

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    Mexican American War

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    1. How did American life during the period of the Age of the Common Man reflect both the influence of the frontier and the impact of newer rationalistic concepts? (Think inventions‚ religion‚ peace‚ prosperity‚ literature‚ art‚ education‚ etc) 2. Briefly define (no more than 1 paragraph each‚ some are a sentence or two): -The Mexican American War: The Mexican-American war was a fight for lad between the Untied States and Mexico where the United States defeated Mexico and gained over five hundred

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    Spanish American War

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    The immediate origins of the 1898 Spanish-American War began with the Wilson-Gorman Tariff of 1894. The American tariff‚ which put restrictions on sugar imports to the United States‚ severely hurt the economy of Cuba‚ which was based on producing and selling sugar. In Cuba‚ then a Spanish colony‚ angry nationalists known as the insurrectos began a revolt against the ruling Spanish colonial regime. When Spain sent in General "Butcher" Weyler to stabilize the situation in Cuba‚ he put much of the population

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    Introduction/Background The Mexican American War began on April 25‚ 1846. The war lasted two years losing many men on both sides. The Mexican war was the third major fought by the United States. In 1810‚ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla triggers the beginning of Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain. Mexico gained its independence in 1821 after a long and bloody revolution against Spain. For Mexico‚ the war between them and the United States was a fight to keep their institutions and national integrity

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    Spanish-American War

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    The Spanish-American War was fought between the United States‚ and Spain. Sadly it’s not a popular subject in high schools these days‚ so most students don’t know anything about this war. The Spanish-American War marked a new beginning for the United States‚ Cuba and Spain. These countries where affected by the war because the Spanish American war would end the Spanish Empire‚ create a new one‚ and give a colony its independence. WHAT STARTED THE WAR The Spanish American war was about Cubin Independence

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