world’s history there were numerous empires which each grew differently. Even though no two were exactly alike some shared incredible similarities. Two of these empires -- The Roman Empire in Europe‚ and the Gupta Empire in India -- were very similar in the way that they developed even though they were separate from one another. They had a similar basis for their economies which allowed them to thrive‚ and shared many aspects to their social structures. But the two empires differed slightly in their political
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The immediate origins of the 1898 Spanish-American War began with the Wilson-Gorman Tariff of 1894. The American tariff‚ which put restrictions on sugar imports to the United States‚ severely hurt the economy of Cuba‚ which was based on producing and selling sugar. In Cuba‚ then a Spanish colony‚ angry nationalists known as the insurrectos began a revolt against the ruling Spanish colonial regime. When Spain sent in General "Butcher" Weyler to stabilize the situation in Cuba‚ he put much of the population
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“Reaction Paper” “Baler” The film is based on the historical event known as "The Siege of Baler‚"where 57 Spanish soldiers held fort in the town of Baler for almost one year (October 1898 to June 1899) during the final moments of the Spanish occupationin the Philippines. The film’s story is actually a romance between a Filipino-Spanish soldier (played by Jericho Rosales) and a Filipina Baler native (playedby Anne Curtis). Baler is a classic set love story played in the role by Anne Curtis and
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European Empires in the Americans: By using the oceanic way‚ the Western Europe’s places expanded among the Americas‚ and it conquered most of the lands by the mid-19th century. British‚ French‚ and Dutch‚ which dropped out‚ are examples of colonies in the North America‚ and Spain and Portugal were colonies in the South America. The European got benefits from the movement towards the Americas. Their Atlantic states were well placed that they could straightly reach the Americas‚ which were beneficial
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specking more than 200 dialects. This group like the Maidu‚ Miwok and Yokuts‚ Chumash‚ Salinas and many more driven out of the Southwest by Spanish colonization. Despite this great diversity‚ they has similar lives‚ they organized themselves into small family based bands of hunters and did not practice much agriculture. In the middle of the 16th century the Spanish explores invaded the region and in 1769 a missionary named Junipero Serra established a mission at San Diego. Marking the beginning of a
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speak Spanish we are from the same country and we are classify as Latinos?” at the beginning it was so offensive that people will ask me “Are you Latina from Mexico or EL Salvador?” and used to get so upset and tell them “No! I am from Ecuador and I am Hispanic”. Despite‚ the fact that Latinos and Hispanics speaks Spanish as their primer language of communication‚ this does not mean that we are all from the same country. First‚ it is well known that must of Hispanics and Latinos speak Spanish to communicate
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The mention of empire brings to mind the extensive territorial reach of the Roman Empire and its legacy of political dominance and power. The United States does not resemble this traditional image of an empire‚ since America has never been ruled by an emperor. Niall Ferguson‚ author of Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power‚ remarked‚ “If it quacks like a duck‚ it probably is a duck. If it quacks like an empire‚ it probably is an empire.” The United
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During the time period of 1478-1834‚ Spain held an inquisition through the Christian government. The purpose of the Spanish Inquisition still remains a debate of whether it was enacted for political‚ government advances‚ or a religious cleansing. Spain wanted to purify the blood of the Christian race by banning interreligious marriage. The Jewish population was strongly encouraged to convert to Christianity with the threat of death. Although many Jews converted‚ their faith and belief was questioned
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If I could turn back time‚ I would go during the time of the Aztec Empire. The Aztecs first started out in the year 1100‚ and left their homeland of Aztlan in Northern Mexico and begin their journey south. Over the next 225 years‚ the Aztecs moved many times‚ until they settled down at the city of Tenochtitlan.The empire might have continued to grow‚ if the Europeans did not arrive in 1519. At that time‚ the Aztec empire were at their height‚ reaching from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico‚ from
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practiced an incredibly wealthy lifestyle. Nonetheless‚ this rule began to deteriorate when Spanish explorers disembarked at Tabasco and Vera Cruz on April 21st 1519. When the Spanish voyagers first arrived‚ they were welcomed warmly‚ respectfully and received Godlike treatment. Montezuma‚ the ruler at that time‚ believed that the Spanish military leader‚ Hernán Cortés‚ was the great god Quetzalcoatl. The Spanish took advantage of this Aztec belief and conquered Mexico within two years. By 1521‚ the
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