The Spanish-American war was the war between Spain and America‚ From April- August‚ 1898. The fight occurred Caribbean (Cuba) and Asia (Philippines). The causes of the war was the De Lome letter‚ Yellow Journalism‚ and USS Maine. The US won the war. The us gained the Philippines‚ Cuba‚ Guam‚ and Puerto Rico (Cuba was not added to the USA). The USA got involved in the Cuba war in 1899‚ Philippines war 1899‚ and the Hawaii war in the early 18th century. Local people had self determination
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Africans in the Americas in the 15th century and later has similarities and differences with earlier history. The Europeans who arrived in the Americas were explorers looking for new discoveries in the 15th century. Christopher Columbus started a settlement in the Americas in the late 15th century and other Europeans followed. Shortly after African’s were captured and brought to the Americas as slaves. As time went on more settlements were established and more Europeans migrated to the Americas. In earlier
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Latin American Empire (Page 384 -387) Leaders of the United States started realizing that their country’s security depends on the security of Latin America. (due to strong links with their southern neighbors) Most Latin American colonies were independent by the early 1800’s but were still not secure. They feared that European countries would try to re-conquer the new republics. The US feared this too; Monroe Doctrine: (President James Monroe- 1823) The document stated that "the American continents
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a book written by Miguel Leon-Portilla that gives accounts of the fall of the Aztec Empire to the Spanish in the early 16th century. The book is much different from others written about the defeat of the empire because it was written from the vantage point of the Aztecs rather then the Spanish. Portilla describes in-depth many different reasons why the Spanish were successful in the defeat of such a strong Empire. Portilla starts out by giving a thorough background of the culture and religious
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the extinction of the candle and high EC concentrations when the flame was burning unsteady. In the mid 1800s there were two major developments in the candle wax industry‚ stearin wax and paraffin wax. Stearin wax was developed from stearic acid extracted from the fatty acids of animals. This type of candle wax became popular in Europe. Paraffin wax‚ which became popular in the United States‚ was developed as a result of removing the natural waxy substance formed during the process of refining
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many parts of the world. Among the more important Romanic languages are Catalan‚ French‚ Italian‚ Portuguese‚ Romanian‚ and Spanish. My report is particularly about Italian and Spanish borrowings to the English language. Spanish borrowings appeared in English in 16 century. Historic circumstances which influenced on these borrowings are associated with some geographic discoveries at that time. There was a colonization of the South and North America by the Spanish. So the close cooperation with Spain
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to where I am today. To the ones that helped me made this book possible‚ the ones that created the hell this book is about. To the ones that have been or are in my life that have held my hand through the darkest of times and wrapped the tears from my eyes when I cried. You have also helped me to stand on my own two feet. But there are three special people I want to dedicate this book to. Without you in my life I would have never wrote this book or the ones to follow. With out these 3 people
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Spanish-American War: (1898 (April-August)) Fought between April and August 1898‚ the Spanish-American War was the result of American concern over Spanish treatment of Cuba‚ political pressures‚ and anger over the sinking of USS Maine. Although President William McKinley had wished to avoid any type of war‚ American forces seized the Philippines and Guam. This was followed by a longer campaign in southern Cuba which culminated in American victories at sea and on land. In the wake of the conflict
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Life within two countries hardly compare. America and France have been there for each other for quite sometime. France gave America the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of friendship. Recently‚ three Americans received France’s highest honor because they stopped a gunman on a train to Paris. Along with acts of peace‚ they have had their battles‚ too. America and France have their common shares‚ but their education systems‚ languages‚ and cultures are different. Of course‚ both countries’s school officials
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experiences of the Native Americans and the Africans in the North American colonies during the colonial period differed greatly‚ but were also similar in many ways. The natives were just that‚ natives; they owned land that was taken from them by European settlers who came from a land faraway. The settlers came to the natives’ land‚ and were at a disadvantage because most of their people had died from diseases or hunger whilst crossing the ocean to find a New World. The natives saw how pathetic they
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