Theodore Roosevelt inherited an empire-in-the-making when he assumed office in 1901. After the Spanish-American War in 1898‚ Spain ceded the Philippines‚ Puerto Rico‚ and Guam to the United States. In addition‚ the United States established a protectorate over Cuba and annexed Hawaii. For the first time in its history‚ the United States had acquired an overseas empire. As President‚ Roosevelt wanted to increase the influence and prestige of the United States on the world stage and make the country
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dominance of a man has now been given to the woman and the submission of the woman has now been placed on a man. I believe that Venezuela does this to show not only the fear of a woman being treated equally and becoming a dominant figure in society but to also show that women do not need to fear the strength they truly have no matter how powerful it may seem. Venezuela‚ does an admirable thing at the end of her story and it is presenting her readers with different options at the end for the readers
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of the countries in the world have devaluated their currency at one time or the other‚ with a view to achieving certain economic objectives. Since Chavez was elected president in 1998‚ Venezuela has faced major financial crisis and five consequent devaluations of the Bolivar. There has been much debate in Venezuela over the cause and likely consequences of the latest currency devaluation‚ while the concrete political and economic impact remains to be seen. The Venezuelan government’s decision to
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Francisco de Miranda was the person who originally created the common yellow‚ blue and red flag of Gran Colombia that Colombia‚ Ecuador and Venezuela‚ with slight variations‚ share today. Miranda gave at least two sources of inspiration for his flag. In a letter written to Count Simon Romanovich Woronzoff in 1792‚ Miranda stated that the colors were based on a theory of primary colors given to him by the German writer and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Miranda described a late-night conversation
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Cuban and U.S. relations have been on the rocks for the last 50 odd years. What follows is some background information on what has caused the rift between the two countries. It is a brief history of the American backed Batista that allowed U.S. interests to flourish in Cuba‚ juxtaposed against the rebel leader Castro that came afterward and the lasting effects that that has had with the relationship between Cuba and the United States and the resulting embargo that sprung from the wake. After the
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behind it‚ was the higher volume of FDI into the region arguably fueled by more ’neoliberal’ inspired incumbent governments. Towards the end of the 1990‚ Hugo Chavez came to power in Venezuela and‚ like dominoes chain reaction‚ one by one countries in Latin America started swerving left. Following Chavez in Venezuela‚ Lula and it’s Worker’s Party came to power in Brazil‚ Nestor Kirchner and Tabare Vasquez in Argentina and Uruguay respectively‚ Evo Morales in Bolivia and Manuel Lopes Obrador in Mexico
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Cuba’s Gross Domestic Product per capita is 72.23 billion USD. It is a fairly poor state because Cuba does not have a capitalist economic system‚ it is communist which means that workers labour for the state‚ receive low incomes and in turn get domestic benefits such as free food‚ subsidies bills‚ free medical coverage‚ free education‚ no taxes on property and goods and services. The country has some developed and some underdeveloped countries which is all dependent upon its literacy rate‚ 3 out
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Comparing Revolutions Paper Revolutions have occurred throughout history and will continue to do so in the future. Between 1774 and 1830‚ several significant revolutions took place that have had a profound impact on the world we live in today. However‚ each revolution has its own unique characteristics and differences in how they occurred and impacted different parts of the world. By examining and comparing these similarities and differences‚ we can gain a deeper understanding of how these revolutions
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Monroe Doctrine: statement issued by President James Monroe stating that the Western Hemisphere was off limits to further European intervention Intervention: involvement by a foreign power in the affairs of another nation‚ typically to achieve the stronger power’s aims Sphere of Influence: an area or region over which a country has significant cultural‚ economic‚ military‚ or political influence Isolationism: policy of refraining from involvement in global affairs Expansionism: policy of growing
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Comparing Revolutions Paper Revolutions have occurred throughout history and will continue to do so in the future. Between 1774 and 1830‚ several significant revolutions took place that have had a profound impact on the world we live in today. However‚ each revolution has its own unique characteristics and differences in how they occurred and impacted different parts of the world. By examining and comparing these similarities and differences‚ we can gain a deeper understanding of how these revolutions
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