1. Was the Spanish American War in fact a "splendid little war"? What was splendid about it? Yes it was in fact a “splendid little war”. There were a few things that made the Spanish American Was receive that nickname. The war lasted only 115 days and the death outcome was far less than any other war. The United States gained Puerto Rick as well as Guam and other islands in the pacific. In the book it stated that “If ever there were a good war‚ it was the Spanish-American war. The war ended with
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Spanish Cuisine The earliest settlers of Spain include the Iberians‚ the Celts‚ and the Basques groups. Then the Phoenicians came‚ who were later followed by the Greeks‚ who ruled Spain until they were defeated by the Romans. The last of the settlers to arrive were armies of Arabs and Berbers‚ whom were called Moors. Fascinated with water‚ they developed irrigation systems and planted citrus and almond trees in eastern and southern Spain. The Phoenicians arrived from the Mediterranean and brought
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The colonization of North America‚ following its discovery in 1492‚ was a competition --based on the claim and settlement of lands in the New World-- between the major European imperial powers. The English‚ Spanish‚ and French colonization of North America was primarily a religious endeavor that focused on the desire to convert the Native Americans to Christianity‚ the need for religious havens to worship freely and openly‚ and the belief that Europeans had a God-given right to the lands in the New
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Katie Nguyen Period 7 The Quesadilla The Quesadilla is a very popular food both served in the US and other Spanish speaking countries. The quesadilla can be served with many different ingredients and each has its own version. For example‚ in Mexico‚ a quesadilla is served with a corn tortilla and half filled with cheese and it is melted. In the northeastern part of Mexico‚ the quesadillas are like cheese tacos. Also‚ El Salvador has its own version of the quesadilla. Usually the Salvadoran quesadilla
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of all possessions and inherited freedoms‚ and sometimes even death. The Spanish Jews who selected to depart Spain instead of changing religions‚ scattered through the area of North Africa known as the Maghreb. In that area‚ they often interacted with the already present Mizrahi Arabic or Berber language communities‚ becoming the descendants of the Moroccan‚ Algerian‚ Tunisian and Libyan Jewish populations. Numerous Spanish Jews also escaped to the Ottoman Empire‚ where they were given sanctuary
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The Spanish influenza plagued Alaska from 1918 through 1919. The origin of the illness is unknown‚ but thought to be caused by the overcrowding in many army boot-camps or in the crowded trenches on the battlefields. This deadly strain of influenza was known to cause death in as little as 48 hours‚ and left thousands in Alaska dead. The first cases were reported in October 1918 and by Halloween there were 200 cases in Ketchikan. Many smaller communities had few medically trained people like nurses
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In a spanish christmas they don’t belive in santa claus .They belive that the 3 wiseman.Kids leave there shoes out side and believe that the 3 wiseman will come and fill there shoes up with presents.Most people in Spain go to Midnight Mass or ’La Misa Del Gallo’ (The Mass of the Rooster). It is called this because a rooster is supposed to have crowed the night that Jesus was born. Most families eat their main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve before the service. The traditional Spanish Christmas
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Spain has always been a melting pot of ethnicity and culture. From the Celts and Visigoths that came from the north to the Africans and Arabs from the south to the Romans from the East‚ empires‚ kingdoms‚ and tribes all over the world have recognized and tried to take advantage of the benefits of Spain. War‚ conquest‚ and reconquest are frequent throughout the entire history of Spain‚ and the history of Moors in Spain is no exception. It began in the year 711 when the Moors first crossed over to
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Spanish Translations ! El Obelisco Macho - situated in the Malecon ‚ this obelisk commemorates the change of the temporary name of the city of Santo Domingo to Trajillo La Avenida George Washington ‚ el Malecon‚ runs across the coast on one side there’s the craibbean sea and on the other theres santo Domingo’s buildings. Santo Domingo - the capital of the Dominican Republic was founded in 1496 by Cristobal Colon’s brother --> Bartolome Colon El Merengue - national dance of the country
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Las Mascotas Spanish 3 Reflection Rubric Criteria for Evaluation | 0 pts. | .5 pts. | 1 pt. | Total Points | Format: -12 pt. Helvetica [Arial] font -double-spaced -complete heading -two paragraphs min. | Reflection contained few‚ if any‚ of the required elements. | Reflection contained some of the required elements. | Reflection contained [almost] all of the required elements. | | Mechanics: -spelling/grammar -organization -Spanish in italics
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