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    IB HOTA 3rd period English vs. Spanish Colonization From 1500 to 1700‚ the English colonization of the Chesapeake region and the Spanish colonization of the Central/South American region varied greatly in their primary motivations for settlement and the lasting effects imprinted into both societies. The English motives in settling the Chesapeake region were more economically-based‚ seeking greater economic opportunity and employment‚ while the Spanish effort took on a more religious approach

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    and the Spanish American War‚ which began with President McKinley’s declaration on April 11‚ 1898. The Treaty of Paris‚ signed in December of 1898‚ formally ended the war; Spain had ceded Cuba‚ Guam‚ and Puerto Rico to the United States‚ and the Spanish sold the Philippines for $20 million. Strong feelings of jingoism caused by Hearst’s and Pulitzer’s famous “yellow journalism” coupled with Cuban revolts in 1895 led up to the eruption of the Spanish American War. The causes of the Spanish American

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    There are many effects of the Spanish American War. Spain lost the last of their colonies and would later be removed from the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. would gain many colonies such as the Philippines‚ Puerto Rico‚ Guam‚ and etc. Due to this war the U.S. recognized as a world power. The United States ended up spending more money/lives putting down Filipino rebellion. It also caused opened markets in Cuba and other places near cuba Theodore Roosevelt When William McKinley was assassinated Roosevelt

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    Student Teacher Class Date English VS. Spanish Colonization Although the English and Spanish both sought to sail across the Atlantic and explore to conquer the New World for their own unique reasons‚ the conditions and experiences they faced differed greatly. Spain claimed to have conquered the New World first with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492‚ while the English claimed to have done so with the establishment of Jamestown in 1607. Spain and England both colonized the Americas and

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    Influences of Spanish Architecture in Mexico Spanish expeditions conducted during the seventh and eighteenth century has brought a variety of architectural and artistic influences to the different indigenous regions of the New Americas. It is documented that "the Architecture of Mexico began with the Spanish conquest of the country." (Mullen‚ 18) The architecture of Mexico has exhibited much richness and wealth‚ has displayed the political and religious conditions of the time‚ and has showed off

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    Hunter Casper Spanish-American War This essay will talk about the war between Spain and The United States‚ and the causes of the Spanish-American war. It will also talk about some of the significant events of the war. This paper will also discuss the important terms‚ people and events of the Spanish-American War. It will also describe the Spanish-Cuban tensions and the corrupt journalism leading up to the war. The Spanish-American war was a conflict originating in Cuba and Spain‚ until The United

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    The book offers important events and discoveries that were by the Spanish in both Europe and America. The author highlights that the Spanish were first people to discover the printing press. The Spanish Conquest was made possible by the elaborate strategies utilized by renowned individuals such as Christopher Columbus and Pizarro. According to Restall (2003)‚ the European discovery and the conquest of the America were as a result of courageous adventurers. The author highlights how powerful empires

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    Factors Causing 2 Many different factors ultimately led to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. Many of the factors could be considered luck and it can be mind boggling how the Spanish took on the largest empire of the day with only a handful of soldiers and weapons. The reasons the Spanish were able to control and systematically destroy the Aztecs was because of their alliances with neighboring cultures‚ their advanced weapons‚ their domesticated animals‚ disease‚ and the luckiest part of

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    Legend’ of the Spanish conquest in the America’s stems from the backlash against the Spanish in the late 1500’s early 1600’s. Following the disaster of the Spanish Armada crushing Spain as a maritime power and the alliance of Portugal with England‚ it was convenient to use the reputation of cruelty and ruthlessness to motivate people to fight against them and to justify colonization methods. While the vilification of Spain as an entity in Europe has existed for centuries‚ with the Spanish Inquisition

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    The Spanish flu of 1918-1919 was the worst global disaster in the American history‚ it killed more people in one year than twenty four years of AIDS from 1980 to 2004. The Spanish flu was an infectious disease caused by the (H1N1) virus. The pandemic led to important developments in medicine‚ for example the efficiency of vaccinations. This research essay will firstly consider the epidemiology of the Spanish flu in the united states between 1918 and 1919‚ then it will examine its treatment and prevention

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