caused the ship to explode. Later‚ evidence was found that the reason for the explosion was because of the boiler. President McKinley made a list of demands to the Spanish‚ because he wanted to stop the concentration camps‚ and he wanted an order of cease-fire‚ the Spanish gave in‚ and they still went to war. The American public continued to put pressure on President McKinley until he finally asked Congress to declare war on Spain in April of 1898. They wanted to declare their independence. One of
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Philippines American Internationalism o The Boxer Rebellion: In 1898-1901 US expeditionary forces along Europeans which put down the rebellion of Chinese nationalists within China who despised Christian and capitalist influence in China. o McKinley: 1897-1901: shot by an anarchist but he did win the 1900 election so Teddy Roosevelt became the “accidental president” o The dollar diplomacy was the foreign policy of the Taft
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journalism. c. On February 9‚ 1898‚ the Journal published a letter written by Enrique Dupuy de Lôme‚ Spain’s minister to the United States. The letter had fallen into the hands of a Cuban spy who sold it to Hearst. The de Lome letter ridiculed McKinley for being “weak and catering to the rabble.” Americans were outraged at the remarks. The Journal called it “the worst insult to the U.S. in
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areas outside the United States‚ for the increase in military‚ economic‚ and commercial wealth. The annexation of the Philippines brought better trade routes to China and opened up more opportunities for America. One imperialist‚ President William McKinley‚ had these reasons to annex the Philippines: 1) We could not give them back to Spain‚ that would be cowardly; 2) We could not turn them over to our rivals‚ that would be bad business; 3) We could not hand them to themselves- they are unfit for self-government;
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take between 30 minutes and an hour. In-depth interviews help identify overall attitudes and thoughts on topics. In-depth interviews are generally held over the phone or in person. However‚ in this study‚ all the in-depth interviews were held in the McKinley building at American University. Each in-depth interview in this study took place between February 14‚ 2017 and February 24‚ 2017. Although in-depth interviews can provide multiple perspectives that may help understand individuals’ decision-making
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (Teddie)‚ was born on October 27‚ 1858 in New York City. Teddie Roosevelt was born to Theodore or Thee Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch. Teddie had an older sister Anna‚ a younger brother Elliott‚ and a younger sister Corinne. His family owned a successful plate glass import business. Also‚ his father was working for President Lincoln to improve the condition of the union soldiers and their families. Teddie had a passion for the less fortunate. Teddie Roosevelt was homeschooled
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In the late 1800’s‚ farmers believed that the railroad companies were strangling away their profits and the government was in favor of big business thus justifying their feelings of discontent.". The farmers had every right to be upset about their situation because the government saw a need for reform which alludes to the fact that problems existed‚ the railroads had a monopoly on shipping which raised costs and affected profit margins‚ the value of crops had deflated‚ and big business was hostile
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The Spanish American War started in 1898 and lasted about four months. Although the war might have seemed focused on freeing Cuba from Spain and gaining independence for Cuba and the Philippines‚ it was actually stimulated by nationalism and commercialism. Commercialism was a major factor when declaring war because the United States depended on Cuba and the Philippines for trade and business with other countries‚ especially in Asia and Latin America. Another major factor for the war was that the
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American imperialism in the late 1800’s was a break in American foreign policy. America has always wanted to expand the country. In the 1880’s‚ many people thought that America should join countries such as England and set up colonies overseas. Imperialism is when a bigger‚ stronger country wants to control other smaller and weaker territories.At that time‚ imperialism was a trend around the world. America became an imperialist nation because of economic reasons‚ militery interests‚and cultural superiority
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Name Instructor Class Submission Date Holden Caulfield: Sociopath or Everyman? The minds of assassins generally teem with oddities. For example‚ Leon Czolgosz‚ the assassin of President William McKinley‚ was so devoted to his anarchist principles that he refused to talk to anyone whom he perceived to be an authority figure in the aftermath of the assassination. This included his court-appointed attorneys and the judge at his trial‚ which led to his attorneys attempting to secure a finding of insanity
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