Me llamo: Fecha: Unit 3 Mini project -> Presentación oral TASK: Describe in Spanish what you were like when you were a small child and draw/include a series of pictures that illustrate your sentences. A.Think about what you were like when you were a small child‚ what things you used to do‚ and what things you weren’t allowed to do. Then‚ complete the following sentences. 1.Cuando era niño(a)‚ era ___________________________ y ___________________ [adjectives]. 2. Yo jugaba con
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“America’s wars have often been controversial” (Roden 317). The Mexican- American War was not an exception to this rule. Many Mexicans felt that they were cheated their land. On the other hand‚ the US felt it was their destiny to conquer the whole North American continent and Mexico was in the way of their greatness (Roden 317). The belief in Manifest Destiny‚ that the USA started the conflict‚ and that the US had no right to Texas are all reasons that the US was not justified in taking about half
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The Mexican American War Ramon Sanchez History MO4 T/Th 11:30-12:45 October 8‚ 2013 The Mexican American War (1846-1848) defined how both the United States and Mexico look on a map today. This war‚ even though not really talked about nor is a popular war‚ made it possible for a lot of us living in the southwest of the United States today to be part of this country instead of being part of what would have been Mexico. The Mexican American War has so many important events but
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The American people were for the Mexican American war because they felt that they needed the land from Mexico‚ Texas had already gotten independence and because they wanted to achieve Manifest Destiny. When Texas had gained independence it started some border disputes between Mexico and America. The war occurred in 1846 and lasted through 1848. The war was about a border dispute between America and Mexico. America wanted New Mexico and California and a few other states‚ but Mexico refused to give
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What were the effects/consequences of the Spanish Civil War? The Spanish civil war lasted 1936-1939. It had great consequences‚ seeing as the war brought huge complications to Spain in social‚ economic and political aspects. The social consequences were many. Around 100‚000 Republicans as well as about 70‚000 Nationalists were killed during the war‚ showing great losses for families and for the population. The killing also continued after the war as Franco launched a terror campaign‚ “White terror”
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United States war with Mexico is still a debatable topic to this day whether the United State’s reason for declaring war was reasonable or not. After years of tension between Mexico and the United States due to the Texas Revolution and boundary disputes‚ the U.S. government decided to declare war on Mexico. Although the United States war against Mexico resulted in the gaining of America’s most valuable land‚ the war itself was unjust because Texas was wrong from the beginning‚ the war was based on
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Imperialism is a term used by historians to define the phenomenon of empire building during the 19th century. Imperialism was not a new topic because the stronger nations‚ such as the Great Britain and France‚ have been colonizing other civilizations for centuries but the concept of nation building took a new turn because of Industrial Revolution. As a result of Industrial Revolution‚ there was an increase need for European industrialized nations to obtain additional raw materials‚ and resources
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To What Extent Was The Spanish American War A Turning Point In US Foreign History? Amy Dhillon Sept.26.2012 History HL Mr. McGuigan The Monroe Doctrine implied that the Unites States would no longer tolerate European advancement and colonization in the America’s. Cuba (Spain’s colony) however‚ was exempt from this. The situation in Cuba was being closely examined by the United States. Reports about villagers being forced into concentration camps began to emerge. When
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The Mexican American War was a conflict between the United States and Mexico. This was a battle for land where Mexico was fighting to keep what they thought was their property and the U.S. desired to retain the disputed land of Texas and obtain more of Mexico’s northern lands. There were two main causes of the Mexican War. First‚ the idea of “Manifest destiny” meaning the belief that America had a God-given right to occupy and civilize the whole continent. As large number of Americans migrated towards
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3.The American war of independence. The roots of revolution‚ fighting for independence‚ declaration of independence. The consequences of the war. The roots of the revolution In the 18th century Britain and France fought several major wars. The struggle between them went on in North America. In North America France claimed to own Canada and Louisiana. After several wars earlier in the 18th century‚ in 1756 Britain and France began fighting the Seven Years War. This is known as the French and
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