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    April 9‚ 1942 and Corregidor‚ In March 1942‚ MacArthur & Quezon fled the country and by invitation of President Roosevelt‚ the Commonwealth government went into exile to Washington D.C. American and Filipino forces surrendered in May 6‚ 1942. Soon a guerrilla war against the Japanese was fought by the Philippine & American Armies while Filipinos were enduring the cruelty of the Japanese military against civilians. Prior to Quezon’s exile‚ he advised Dr. Jose P. Laurel to head and cooperate with the

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    Mexican-American War Jacqulyn De La Torre HIS/110CA 3/16/2015 Hadley Ajana Mexican-American War United States and Mexico were two nations headed in opposite directions. Mexico struggled to maintain a stable government and protect their land. The United States had a strong government and was influenced by the Manifest Destiny to expand its territory and claim its borders to Mexico. The differences‚ along with the skirmish over Mexican-American borders‚ lead to the Mexican-American War. Causes

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    Hypocrisy also had a profound impact on native Africans as their land and people were exploited. To start with‚ Africa was sliced up into pieces to be reigned over by the European powers. These European powers imposed their ideals as a veneer in order of gaining the chance of “weaning those ignorant millions from their horrid ways” (Conrad 12). In other words‚ colonists wanted to have their fair share of wealth from Africa by obtaining their raw resources. They wanted to take the resources from Africa

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    progressive historians is Frederick Jackson Turner. His most famous argument is not devoted strictly to the American Revolution‚ but instead to the effects of the American frontier. In a sentence‚ his argument is that the frontier was the chief determinant in American history. This is not to say that Turner did not write about the war; he did. Even in his seminal work‚ The Frontier in American History‚ there are discussions of the frontier’’s effect on the coming of the revolution. It is worth noting

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    • The word "pueblo" comes from the Spanish word "town". Spanish explorers first came across the Indians in the 16th century. • In most Pueblo tribes men were responsible for farming and warfare where as women took care of the home and family. • War/Battle of Acoma Pueblo‚ January 1599 o Spanish conquistadors Vs. Acoma Native Americans o Modern day New Mexico o For the first two days the Spanish and Acoma skirmished inconclusively until Zaldivar developed a plan to breach the pueblo using a small

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    loves to eat mango. Her favorite pass time is to chat with her friends. She has completed her honors in philosophy. She loves to get up late in the morning. We are friends since class eight. We love to go shopping together. We are friends forever. Spanish translation Nombre de mi amigo es snigdha sen. Ella vive en Lucknow. Le encanta comer mango. Su pasatiempo favorito es para charlar con sus amigos. Ella ha terminado sus honores en filosofía. Le encanta se levantarse tarde por la mañana. Somos amigos

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    1. A) The Germans started launching attacks on American ships. Then they proposed a threat on the United States and then we declared war. B) Yes because we shouldn’t have hushed into anything and we did something about the boat attacks by making an agreement and then they proposed a threat and then we came into the war for a good cause. 2. A) President Wilson Formed The Committee on Public Information (CPI). The CPI did a lot by organized rallies and parades and published posters

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    Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War took place in Spain between the years of 1936 to 1939. One side was the Republic who had government control over the country. The opposition was the Nationalists who wanted to overthrow Republic including its leader‚ Manuel Azuna. The Republic made up of urban workers‚ farmers‚ and the educated middle class with the help of the Soviet Union and the International Brigade. Others chose to follow the Nationalist leader‚ Francisco Franco. The people’s motivation

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    the Mexican-American War affected Mexico socially and economically? The Mexican-American War took place from 1846 to 1848 and was the first war that the United States had fought mainly on foreign land. It was caused by the United States’ policy of Manifest Destiny‚ where the American citizens and President James Polk wanted to expand their nation by annexing Texas in 1845 and disputing that Texas ended at the Rio Grande while Mexico claimed that it stopped at the Nueces River. This war‚ in which the

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    Both the Mexican War and the Spanish War were a result of unfair treatment against weaker nations. The origins of the Mexican War lay with the United States and its expansionistic policies. Most Americans believed they had a divine right to bring their culture among others‚ because they were superior. This belief was put forth by Manifest Destiny‚ which had been circulating around the United States for a long time. The ignorance possessed by the Americans show no courtesy toward the Mexicans. Under

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