n 1478‚ King Ferdinand II of Argon and Queen Isabella I of Castile established the Spanish Inquisition. Many people from other religions‚ such as Judaism and Islam‚ converted to Christianity and the Inquisition guaranteed that those who converted really left their old religion behind. Specifically‚ there were Jews who converted to Christianity that were called the conversos‚ who were also known as the New Christians or Crypto-Jews. The conversos converted to escape anti-Semitism‚ to gain high positions
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Brandy Mejia APUSH 4A FRQ The Spanish- American War and U.S. Foreign Policy The United States became a world power after their victory over the Spanish in the Spanish- American War of 1898. Before the war‚ the U.S. was too busy worrying about the problems facing them on their own territory such as reconstruction and industrialization to even think about expansionism or imperialism. Although America was primarily a reserved country after the Civil War‚ their foreign policy became more ambitious
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The Spanish American War is one of the most prominent wars in U.S. history. The war began on April 21‚ 1898 due to many different reasons. The real questions is‚ for what reasons did the U.S. get involved in this war? Well‚ the Spanish American War began due to the fight for Cuban independence‚ Yellow Journalism‚ the Spanish governor’s response to Cuban rebels‚ the De Lôme letter‚ and the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine. The first factor was the fight for cuban independence. Jose Marti‚ a Cuban
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American desire to help the beleaguered Cubans with their independence from Spain. Americans wanted the war‚ which could well have been avoided‚ but they had little understanding of what the reults of the war would be. I believe American entry into the Spanish-American war was not justified. In September‚ 1895‚ came the event which changed the course of the Cuban rebellion against Spain. William Randolph Hearst‚ a young man of 32 who had been operating the San Fransisco Examiner‚ purchased the New York
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The Spanish conquest of Mexico started in February 14th in 1519 when Cortes arrived at Tenochtitlan in Mexico. The battle was between the Aztecs and Spanish. It started when Cortés and Montezuma were on the causeway giving gifts to each other. And because Montezuma was a naive leader‚ Cortes bribed him. Later the Spanish conquistadors and allies attacked every other Aztec city by a siege. Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors wanted to gain Montezuma’s trust so that they could get the land‚ power
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The invasion of the Aztec empire by the Spanish conquistadors was a significant historical event. It was mainly led by Spain’s superior weapons‚ their tactical plans‚ as well as their belief in conquering various groups of people. These factors weren’t familiar to the Aztecs; as a result‚ it acted as an advantage for the Spanish soldiers. During the 20th of December 1989‚ a similar invasion occurred between the US and Panama. During their invasion period‚ Panama and the Aztecs lacked similar factors
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as translators were able to communicate with other natives. Many of these translators who aided the Spanish conquerors would petition the crown for certain privileges in recognition for their role in the Spanish conquest. For example Malinalli‚ or Malinche was sold by her mother to Hernán Cortés‚ a Conquistador‚ could speak Nahuatl which was spoken within the Aztec tribes‚ Mayan and later Spanish. Through her Cortes met Montezuma in Tenochtitlan (Lepore‚ J.‚ 2002). A strategy that both Cortes and
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The Spanish Civil War began because of many reasons‚ but mainly for the differences between fascists‚ the Republican government of Spain‚ and socialists‚ the Nationalists who rebelled against their oppressive government. The war took place from July 17‚ 1936 to April 1‚ 1939‚ starting in Morocco and ending in mainland Spain. The Spanish Civil War reeked of religious differences and quarrels over government policies‚ but could have been prevented if a more democratic approach was taken by the Second
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The Spanish-American War The Spanish-American war was a brief conflict between Spain and the United States over the Spanish possession of remote island territories. The war‚ which was contained completely within the year 1898‚ revealed the status of the United States as an emerging superpower and granted numerous territories political independence. Beginning in the late 1400’s‚ Spain began colonizing the Americas with its own people. At its largest‚ the Spanish empire stretched from the eastern
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The Broken Spears is written by Miguel Leon-Portilla‚ he gives the accounts of which the Aztec Empire falls to the Spanish in the 16th century. The book‚ Broken Spears‚ shows the view of the Aztecs more over than the Spanish‚ Miguel Leon-Portilla describes the many reasons as to why the Spanish were successful in the victory against the Aztec empire. The Spanish had technology advantages over the Aztecs‚ and they also had the poor leadership of Motecuhzoma. One of the most notable factors that caused
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