When a baby boy was born in El Ferrol‚ Spain no one thought he would become the famous ruler of Spain alas he did and everyone soon knew the name Francisco Franco. Franco’s father was an officer in the spanish naval administrative group and his mother was a upper middle class conservative roman catholic. Franco came from four generations of naval officers. From birth it was expected that Franco would also go down the same path. When he was 14 years old he attended a military school and graduated
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conquered is now known as Spain and the southern parts of Portugal. This period of time was the Golden Ages in Spain. While Spain was advancing and ahead of the other countries‚ Europe was stuck in the Dark Ages. In 1492‚ Granada‚ the last city under Muslim control‚ was then taken over by the Spanish Christians. The Arabic language has influenced the philosophies of Europe‚ chemistry‚ algebra‚ the use of Arabic numerals over the Roman numerals‚ and even the use of the
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The U.S. Border Patrol The United States Border Patrol (USBP) has a substantial history as our nation’s first line of defense against illegal migration. Its fundamental intent was to curb the illegal entry of aliens‚ contraband‚ and the flow of forbidden alcohol from Canada and Mexico into the United States. The USBP was founded in 1924‚ and was established in El Paso‚ Texas‚ and Detroit‚ Michigan. Under the influence of the Immigration Act‚ it was approved by Congress on May 28‚ 1924. The United
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Spain is a very well-known country‚ and one of its aspects that makes it different from other countries is that it contains a rich presence of Arab influences on Spanish culture and tradition. The Arab influences in Spain can be dated back to a time before it was one country and under the name of Spain. From 711 to 1492‚ the Moors‚ or the Arab Muslims from northern Africa‚ occupied an area in southern Spain called Al-Andalus‚ now known as Andalucía. The 800-year period that they occupied this land
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1st November 1955 and the United States of America are united in fighting against Communism. Hundreds of young American men have been recruited “against” their will‚ to serve their government’s military service in Vietnam‚ assisting the South in fighting off the Communist North. In Vietnam‚ American troops with no answers as to who the enemy was and why they were fighting‚ young men found themselves trapped in a tough unfamiliar environment amongst heavy guerrilla warfare. Later they would speak
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enforcement of the rule‚ the Spanish administration has to apply a restrictive fiscal policy without having left the recession‚ while keeping one of the lowest indebtedness levels in the euro zone countries. Key words: fiscal policy‚ fiscal rules‚ Spain. In a recent article‚ Auerbach indicated that “the current recession provides compelling circumstances for renewed fiscal policy activism. But the strong support for fiscal policy intervention reflects a renewed belief in policy activism that had
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Why did the US lose the war in Vietnam? Answer with reference to the concept of insurgency/guerrilla warfare. The longest war in the history of the United States of America has taken place in Vietnam during the Cold War. “The US fear of a communist Europe led them to intervene in a war that was not seen in a vital importance or that would not be in the country`s interest to gain any advantage” (Bernstein 1987/8‚ p. 86). One of the main reasons why the US lost the war in Vietnam was the lack of
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BAROQUE NATURALISM IN SPAIN: VELAZQUEZ The greatest master of Spanish painting and one of the greatest painters of the Baroque was Diego Velazquez. Inspired by the simple‚ realistic paintings of Caravaggio‚ his approach to art would fly in the face of the flamboyant trends in his day and go even further in the direction of “naturalism.” Surprisingly‚ when he was twenty-four‚ the honest realist was appointed the court painter to the king. More surprisingly‚ Velazquez succeeded in his new role without
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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 and
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How I Feel About Spain By: Hannah Frank People from Spain were very greedy/ selfish and they didn’t care for anybody other than their selves and their king. Spain also forced the natives into slavery because they refused to convert to Christianity. The spanish colonization was very untrustworthy and they were all about tricking people just to get what they wanted. Spain was greedy/ selfish‚ forceful‚ and untrustworthy. People from Spain were greedy and selfish people. The natives said
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