Introduction The brief Spanish-American War that lasted from April 1898 through to August 1898 was fought over the issue of the liberation of Cuba‚ a Spanish colony that was suffering under the brutality of Spain’s authority. “The war essentially grew out of Cuba’s struggle for independence. Since the early 19th century‚ many Americans had watched with sympathy the series of revolutions that ended Spanish authority throughout the Americas” ‚ yet it was in Cuba where Spain kept their autocracy
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situation in Cuba because William Randolph Hearst’s sensational newspaper accounts of Spanish atrocities in Cuba Even before the sinking of the Maine‚ the American public’s indignation at Spain had been whipped into a frenzy by President McKinley was reluctant to get into a war Even after the Maine exploded‚ the United States did not immediately declare war on Cuba because the leader of Filipino insurgents against Spanish rule Emilio Aguinaldo was The Virgin Islands Which of the
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Ch. 20 Prompts 1. Some of the conflicts that arose during the 1890s depression ranged from increased rural hostility towards the cities‚ fluctuating opinions on government‚ unemployment and reform. The debate over currency was very heated as well. Farmers were aggravated with the fact that they didn’t get their fair share of economic and social benefits. The public demanded reform and a larger role for the president. The alignment of these political issues along with the government itself led
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Name _________________________________________________ Date ____________________________ DBQ 15: NEW IMPERIALISM: CAUSES Historical Context Between 1870 and 1920‚ the rate of European imperialism increased. This was due to economic‚ political‚ and social forces. The Industrial Revolution stirred the ambitions of European nations. The advances in technology allowed these nations to spread their control over the less-developed areas of the world. Historians have studied this empirebuilding
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consumer protection.[1] Thus‚ it aimed at helping middle class citizens and involved attacking plutocracy and bad trusts while at the same time protecting business from the most extreme demands of organized labor. In contrast to his predecessor William McKinley‚ Roosevelt was a Republican who believed in government action to mitigate social evils‚ and as president denounced “the representatives of predatory wealth” as guilty of “all forms of iniquity from the oppression of wage workers to defrauding the
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passes the Sherman Antitrust Act 1893: Diminished US gold reserve triggers the panic of 1893 1894: President Cleveland sends federal troops to Illinois to end the Pullman strike 1896: William McKinley is elected president 1896: William Jennings Bryan runs for president 1900: William McKinley is reelected Westward Expansion Native Americans vs. Settlers :Sand Creek :Cheyenne thought they were under protection of the US gov. :General S.R. Curtis - want to peace until Indians suffer
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as foreigners from afar came to visit this grand celebration‚ which sadly only lasted six months. The city of Nashville hosted this combination world’s fair‚ industrial exposition‚ and county fair‚ and state history celebration. President William McKinley‚ hosted this assortment of celebrations. I don’t know why it fascinated me so much‚ but just to see Nashville host something this extravagant and mind-blowing‚ makes me proud to call Nashville my home. Many expositions were held during the six-month
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Yannic Tschaitschian January 11‚ 2008 Mrs. Shelton 4th Block Honors History Ten Days That Shaped America 1) May 26‚ 1637-The Mystic Massacre of the Pequot War On May 26‚ 1637‚ English settlers under Captain John Mason‚ and Narragansett and Mohegan allies set fire to a Pequot fort near the Mystic River. The fort only had two entrances‚ and anybody that tried to flee the fort was shot by awaiting enemies. The only Pequots that survived were those who had followed their sachem Sassacus in
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Chapter 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution 1. The Native Americans originally resigned in the Great West. The boundaries were established in tribes along the Great West. 2. The Indian wars in the West were often savage clashes. Colonel Chivington’s militia massacred Indians at Sand Creek‚ Colorado in 1864.In 1866 a Sioux war party attempted to block construction of the Bozeman Trail and they ambushed Fetterman’s command and the Indians left not a single survivor. 3. The spread
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Theodore Roosevelt’s Inaugural Address On September 6‚ 1901‚ President William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo‚ New York. Theodore Roosevelt took over the presidency on September 14‚ 1901 in Buffalo. He did not give his inaugural address until 1905 when he would start his second term as president. He gave his speech in the capital of the United States‚ Washington D.C. In his speech‚ Theodore Roosevelt mainly spoke about how Americans should be pro-imperialism
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