In the Spanish-American War‚ the United States showed to the world that they were no longer the isolating‚ inward-looking nation it was for the past years‚ but now an important figure on the international stage. Before American involvement and the start of the war‚ tensions were already apparent in the Caribbean Sea‚ due to existing conflicts between Cuba and Spain. Years before the war would begin‚ there were numerous violent attempts by Cubans in the effort for independence and greater autonomy
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Revolutionary. It means involving or causing a complete or dramatic change. The Revolutionary war was revolutionary because the greatest army in the world (Great Britain) at the time was defeated by only thirteen colonies and it was the first time any country had enforced democracy. First of all‚ only thirteen colonies beat the world’s greatest army. When the other countries heard about this they were surprised. Second of all‚ was that the States enforced democracy. Democracy was only written by
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it was like in the Philippines! Before the Spanish-American war‚ the Philippines were a territory of Spain‚ along with some other countries like Cuba and Puerto Rico. Spain mistreated the people of these territories. They moved them into camps‚ that had shelters with no roofs. If they didn’t get there in time‚ they were executed. The United States stepped in and went to war with Spain for the independance of these territories. When we won the war‚ we got control of these
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The Cold War was an almost 50-year long stretch of tense relations between the United States and the Communist-ruled Soviet Union. The Cold War started very quickly after World War II and finished with the 1991 destroying of the Berlin Wall and the disintegration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The dread of Communism invasion in the U.S. government‚ media outlet and different associations influenced American legislative issues‚ culture‚ and even day by day life‚ especially in the early
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Philippine–American War The Philippine–American War‚ also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection (1899–1902)‚ was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following annexation by the United States.The war was part of a series of conflicts in the Philippine struggle for independence‚ preceded by the Philippine Revolution and the Spanish-American
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American Greatness in the Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington and Concord The Battle of Lexington and Concord took place on the 18th of April‚ 1775. British plans were discovered to send 700 soldiers to Concord‚ a town outside of Boston. Their plans were to destroy guns and ammunition that were being stored in the town. They were also planning to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock‚ who were two of the leaders of the patriot movement. The Americans were warned of the assault of the British
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Is Killing Ever Justified No I don’t think killing for any reason is ever justified be it as revenge against someone or just because you want to hurt another person. In the book ‘Kill the Possum’ I think the author is demonstrating to the readers that everyone needs to be responsible for their actions and aware of the consequences of the effects of their actions on others. Also the lies people will say when they want to protect what is close to them. As Dylan became friends with this family
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WAR: SAVIOR OF AMERICAN SPIRIT It is necessary that the American Revolution helped the Americans to see themselves as an independent nation without the control of the another nation. At first‚ the Colonist and Britain work together as one‚ but British take Colonist just for their benefit. British partner with Colonist‚ to taxes them‚ control land‚ and attempt to take gold. After the French and Indian War‚ British government economic control over the Colonies‚ but then British taxes them so hard
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Prisoners of War (POWs): In international law‚ term used to designate incarcerated members of the armed forces of an enemy‚ or noncombatants who render them direct service and who have been captured during wartime.1 This definition is a very loose interpretation of the meaning of Prisoners of War (POWs). POWs throughout history have received harsh and brutal treatment. Prisoners received everything from torture to execution. However‚ in recent times efforts have been made to reduce these treatments
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Before the Cold War occurred‚ the United States relations with U.S.S.R was peaceful and both considered each other an ally after the end of World War II. Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ president of the United States during WWII (1933-1945)‚ was aware that it was only a matter of time the U.S. would enter the war. As a form of involvement‚ Roosevelt aided Great Britain who happened to be bankrupt and was suffering from Germany’s attacks‚ while not directly declaring in joining the war (Fogarty). Before the
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