Cold War DBQ Between 1945 and 1950‚ the tensions increased between the United States and the Soviet Union. Both superpowers‚ with varying standpoints on global affairs‚ were brought to the brink of war. As the United States pushed for the containment of communism‚ and the development of capitalist democracies‚ the Soviet Union continued to impose communist rule amongst itself and its satellite nations. Eventually‚ these conflicting views would lead to the start of the Cold War. Fueled by the disagreement
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century the united states would get involved with what the secretary of state would call a “splendid little war”. The Spanish American war is one of many significant wars in history. This war was one of the shorter and simpler wars that the United States flourished in. From the united states point of view this war had a few negative effects but also many small positive outcomes that made this war very significant. The total and utter destruction of Spain marked the point in history where they have lost
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the Spanish-American War and World War 1 there are many differences and similarities between the two historical wars. The Spanish War began in April of 1898 and ended in August of 1898. World War 1‚ however‚ began in July of 1914 and ended in November of 1918. Both of these wars were very important in history and they have helped make America the way that it is today. Some of the differences between the wars include; the reasons for the wars‚ weapons‚ casualty numbers‚ as well as‚ who the wars were
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AP US 24 December 2014 DBQ 6: The War of 1812 After the American Revolution‚ the US is about to engage in another war. Britain was being more hostile to the US than ever before. Many conflicts have taken place between Britain and the US prior to the War of 1812. There were many forces that led to the Second War of Independence. British aggressions‚ land greed‚ and the War Hawks were all forces that led Americans to declare war on Britain in 1812. British aggressions were forces that led Americans
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Document E could be one event that caused the Spanish-American War. The USS Maine was one of the first American battleships out there in this time and it weighed more than 6‚000 tons. Two weeks before the Spanish-American War‚ the Maine was sent out to Cuba to protect the interests of Americans due to Spanish ruling broke out in Havana. The USS Maine blew up in HAvana Harbor on February 15 1898. While travelling to Cuba‚ the USS Maine mysteriously blew up by going over a mine. Congress and most of
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had practiced isolationism. In contrast‚ the U.S. declared war on Spain and assisted Cuba. 2. The U.S. was interested in Cuba for several reasons. Firstly‚ it is geographically close and provides exports like sugar. Also‚ Cuba would be able to assist in the United States’ control of the Caribbean‚ through a naval base. The explosion of the USS Maine created tensions that would cause U.S. involvement. 3. U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American was partly due to
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Word Count: 1539 In which conflict did American public opinion play a larger role: the Spanish American War or the Vietnam War? Table of Contents: Plan of the Investigation……….…………………………........Pg 1 Summary of Evidence…..……….………………………….... Pg 1 Evaluation of Sources……….…………………...…………….Pg 3 Analysis….……….……………………………………………Pg 4 Conclusion ……….…………………………………...…….....Pg 7 List of Sources……………………….………………………..Pg 7 A: Plan of the investigation Did
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Filipino Insurrection During the Spanish-American War the Filipinos were allies to the United States and helped them fight against the Spanish. After the war the United States decided to maintain possession of the Philippines‚ which angered Aguinaldo. This led to Aguinaldo organizing an insurrection against the U.S. Since the Filipinos were outnumbered by American Soldiers they had to use guerilla warfare. The Filipinos that fought in the insurrection believed they were fighting for the same
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It was on April 25‚ 1898 that Spain and the United States. As a result of the war the United States acquired territories in the Pacific and in Latin America. The war seemed to start when Cuba was struggling to gain independence from Spain. This was long before Cuba was a threat to us during the Cold War. This was early February of 1898. Being so close to America‚ American sympathy for the rebels rose. There was large demand for U.S. intervention after an unexplained sinking of the USS Maine. In April
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In 1924‚ there was a war between the Catholic Church and State that killed over 90‚000 Mexicans. The revisions to the Mexican Constitution in 1917 were the cause of the war. Seeing that the laws were unjust‚ bishops began a boycott against the Mexican government. Because of the boycott‚ people stopped going out and living their daily lives as normal. In 1926 was the first battle where 400 church members fought against the government. That was the beginning of the rebellion. During that time the soldiers
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