References: Bedard‚ P. (2010‚ January 25). Rick Santelli Gets Credit for Tea Party Movement. U.S. News and World Report. Retrieved from http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2010/01/25/rick-santelli-gets-credit-for-tea-party-movement McKinley‚ G. (2011‚ July 24). The Tea Party‚ Fools By Any Other Name. Retrieved July 24‚ 2011‚ from Topnewsreports.com website: http://www.topnewsreports.com/1234/july11/report020.html Santelli‚ R. (2009‚ February 23). CNBC’s Rick Santelli’s Chicago Tea
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If comparing the movie to current politics‚ much can be tied to the wicked witch. The witch has many of the flying monkeys which abide to all of her commands. Using this‚ the monkeys represent the US Congress in which senators and state representatives do what the president says. This further makes the house of congress seem like puppets on the larger scale. The monkeys also did not like the witch and they were excited when Dorothy melted her. This is analogous for the way the US is never pleased
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The Rise and Fall of Populism The Farmer’s Alliance In the 1880s‚ as drought hit the wheat-growing areas of the Great Plains and prices for Southern cotton sunk to new lows‚ many tenant farmers fell into deep debt. Lenders‚ grain-elevator owners‚ and others with whom farmers did business were angered. Depression worsened in the early 1890s‚ and some industrial workers shared different views on labor‚ trust‚ and monopolies. If the various alliances between the North
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Seven Reasons for the Expansion of the American Empire 1. World Markets (McKinley’s) a. 1865 US export $400 million dollars’ worth of stuff b. 1890 US export $1.6 billion dollars’ worth of stuff 2. Capital Investments a. 1870 zero investments in world markets b. 1900 $500 million investments in world markets 3. Protection a. Stronger military i. 1883 - US navy 1. USS Atlanta‚ USS Boston 2. Naval bases 4. European Example a. Franco-Prussian war yields Germany b. Germany‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Italy
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THE RISE OF THE USA AS A WORLD POWER (1890 1945) USA Presidents A Chronology 1. George Washington (1789-97) 2. John Adams (1797-1801) 3. Thomas Jefferson (1801-9) 4. James Madison (1809-17) 5. James Monroe (1817-25) 6. John Quincy Adams (1825-29) 7. Andrew Jackson (1829-37) 8. Martin Van Buren (1837-41) 9. William Henry Harrison (1841) 10. John Tyler (1841-45) 11. James Knox Polk (1845-49) 12. Zachary Taylor (1849-50) 13. Millard Fillmore (1850-53) 14. Franklin Pierce (1853-57) 15. James Buchanan
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had many causes that lead up to the war and two were the U.S. supports of Cuba’s independence and the sinking of the U.S.S Maine. Imperialism was favored by some and others hated it. There were two presidents who were for imperialism. President McKinley was in favor of imperialism because he felt like the Philippines were unable to self-govern
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Cuba and Puerto Rico remained Spanish territory. Many Americans sympathized with Cuba‚ after seeing their plight for independence. Furthermore‚ Americans collectively owned nearly 50 million dollars worth of real estate and industry in Cuba. William McKinley became President of the United States in 1897‚ and later that year the Spanish Prime Minister‚ Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco‚ was assassinated (Golay 2). People saw these as reasons for America to become involved in the war. The Spanish-American war
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made into two different motion pictures. The article was a simple story of a man giving a very difficult task of delivering a message from president McKinley‚ to one of the leaders of the Cuban rebels‚ named Calixto Garcia e Iniquez. Who was located in the Oriente mountains. Since tensions were high with the Spanish(who than ruled Cuba) President McKinley wanted to make contact with the Cuban rebels because he thought they could be useful allies to have in case America went to war with the Spanish.
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canal demanded more money‚ which eventually led to the project’s bankruptcy. Theodore Roosevelt believed strongly in the building of the Panama Canal‚ and he had strong public support. In 1900‚ President McKinley elected Roosevelt as vice president for his second term. The next year‚ McKinley was assassinated‚ so Roosevelt promptly took his roll as President of the United States. He strongly believed that the U.S. needed a firm grasp in Latin America. He tried to gain control of the failed French
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The Spanish- American war was a short lived‚ lasting only four months in which the United States went to war in order to help Cuba win its’ independence from Spain. Prior to the fight for independence in Cuba‚ American businessmen already occupied the island for cheap labor in order to harvest sugar cane in the tropical Cuban climate. However‚ in 1868‚ growing tension between Cuba and Spain caused for the public opinion of Americans to be split: American business men being in favor of Spain in order
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