be masculine. They could not back down from a fight. America‚ as a whole‚ was too proud of a nation. These views that the public‚ and many politicians‚ expressed led to McKinley declaring war and fighting back for the Maine explosion. McKinley wanted to avoid going to war but the Jingoes were too large a group and eventually McKinley had no choice. They argued that allowing the Maine explosion to happen without punishment would make a joke out of America. We had to fight to show our authority. America
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to train Filipinos in democratic governance until they were “ready” to govern themselves. But the first order of business was to achieve control over the country. 1896 | August 23 | Philippine Revolution Begins | 1897 | March 4 | William McKinley inaugurated 25th President of the United States | 1898 | February 9 | De Lome’s letter came out of the press | | February 15 | The American battleship Maine exploded near the port of Havana. Out of the 350 passengers‚ 266 died and many others
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1)Stirrings of Imperialism a)The New Manifest Destiny i)American attention shifted to foreign lands b/c “closing of the frontier” 1890s led some to fear natural resources would dwindle and must be found abroad‚ growing importance of foreign trade and desire for new markets‚ fears that Eur imperialism would lead America to be left out of spoils ii)Justifications provided by Social Darwinism- only fittest nations survive‚ therefore just for strong nations to dominate weaker ones iii) Josiah Strong’s
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Americans new class of ship. The USS Maine was the first in the class of ACR ships‚ actually it was the first and the last ACR built. This so called unwarranted attack is known by many as the catalyst to the start of the Spanish American War. President Mckinley was easily swayed to ask congress for a declaration of war on April 20th 1898‚ several months after the attack. The sinking of the USS Maine evoked anger in United States citizens who suspected the
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“The taste of empire is in the mouth of the people even as the taste of blood in the jungle‚” means that as well as the animals in the jungle taste blood they continue to desire it‚ and once the people know it is to rule other they would want to expand their power to others. Unlike other countries‚ for Americans the surplus of goods was the problem. Farmers complained that the excess production resulted in declining crop prices and profits. For the military‚ Mahan assserted that great nations
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revolution the US‚ particularly due to president McKinley’s distaste for war‚ had opted to steer clear of involving itself in the conflict (Sparknotes [1] 1). However‚ with the growing tide of public outcry and the explosion of the USS Maine president McKinley finally buckled and sent his approval for a declaration of war with Spain‚ which was passed on April 11‚ 1898 (Sparknotes [1] 1). Had I been a senator in 1898 I would have supported the declaration of war for multiple reasons‚ including the ones
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Presidential office‚ William McKinley was President of the United States. When McKinley became President‚ the depression of 1893 had almost run its course and with it the extreme distress over silver. Postponing action on the money question‚ he called Congress into special session to pass the highest tariff in history. (Beschloss) Foreign policy‚ dominated McKinley’s Administration. Unable to restrain Congress or the American people on the topic of war for Cuba‚ McKinley delivered his message of neutral
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Eric J. Matteson K. Poff English 1302.091 October 24‚ 2012 Unsociable Manners Forceful events in the lives of people‚ like wrongful imprisonment or the murdering of their family‚ are very powerful forces to change the core of that person. It takes the gloves off‚ so to speak‚ and makes them more dangerous individuals who no longer care for the rules of society. The Misfit from Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” will never change‚ as evidenced by his encounter with the grandmother
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before America was for the benefit of the U.S. and the World. The third passage‚ written by a historian‚ reveals that McKinley justified going to war with Spain for humanitarian efforts. It was no secret that Spain was oppressing the people of Cuba. McKinley reasoned to the American public that the U.S. needed to liberate the Cuban people from Spain‚ leaving room for McKinley to negotiate for the Philippines‚ setting the Filipinos free and giving America rule over this island before another powerful
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presidents during this time who I believe were on the other end of the spectrum who are‚ Herbert Hoover‚ Warren G. Harding‚ and William McKinley. Upon victory of the Presidential race of 1904 Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed “ I am no longer a political accident” (Theodore Roosevelt National Park Summary). Roosevelt became president after the assassination of William McKinley in 1901 and the progressive movement gained its most promising leader. Roosevelt believed that the president could do anything that
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