My frosted breath hung like cigarette smoke in the mid-October air. Why is it so cold? my face seemed to scream. Toes sliding around in my shoes like ice cubes‚ I huddled behind the mass of fellow cross country runners as we hurried towards the field house at Glenbrook South High School. For the first time since late March‚ frost dusted the grass‚ turning it an icy green. Although I was wearing three layers of clothing‚ each thicker than the previous‚ every breath I took sent shivers running down
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Henry Clay Wood was born in Wales‚ Maine in 1836; the same year of Battle of the Alamo took place. Oral family history spins the story that Henry was born to an American Indian woman and an unknown father. As a foundling‚ he was left on the doorstep of a Protestant minister. No one is sure how he came by the surname Wood; thought Henry Clay was a prominent statesman and a popular name of the era. By the year 1850‚ at the age of 12‚ Henry was residing in Raymond‚ Maine. Shared genealogical research found
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started. The war was mostly started when the USS Maine blew up killing 250 American sailors‚ but if it wasn’t for Cuban rebels attack American plantations the USS Maine wouldn’t have been in Cuba due to the fact that President McKinley wanted nothing to do with Cuba’s battle for independence. McKinley wanted to stay at peace but due to what journalist were publishing American citizens called for war against Spain. When the USS Maine exploded Americans immediately blamed Spain
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Towards the end of the 18th Century American foreign policy underwent major change. Fueled by the Progressive movement and new interpretations of Manifest destiny‚ Americans sought to expand the United States’s influence around the world. During the 1890s the United States mainly used military and economic prowess to accomplish their international desires. Progressives used this new foreign policy to expand their domestic agenda onto to an international level. These advancements were widely supported
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The U.S was adamant that the Spanish had something to do with the sinking of the USS Maine in 1989. Considering the ship sunk in the Havana harbor‚ which was controlled by Spain‚ it was pretty easy for the U.S to point fingers. It seems pretty obvious Spain had something to do with the attack‚ however there has been some red flags pointing to just the opposite‚ in fact some people believe the U.S sunk the ship on purpose as a pretext to the military actions that followed. The U.S did gain many positive
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The Spanish- American war was a short lived‚ lasting only four months in which the United States went to war in order to help Cuba win its’ independence from Spain. Prior to the fight for independence in Cuba‚ American businessmen already occupied the island for cheap labor in order to harvest sugar cane in the tropical Cuban climate. However‚ in 1868‚ growing tension between Cuba and Spain caused for the public opinion of Americans to be split: American business men being in favor of Spain in order
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explosion‚ American yellow journalists make up stories about how Spain exploded the USS Maine because they did not want a warship docked in Cuba. Yellow Journalists are journalists who write stories‚ that are incorrect or severely exaggerated‚ about recent events. Yellow journalism is typically front page news‚ meaning many people see it causing outrage. Many people believed these stories about Spain blowing up the USS Maine were true and wanted to take action to avenge the 260 crew members who passed
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The Birth of American Imperialism The United States of America was founded on July 4‚ 1776 and has fought three wars before the Spanish-American War. The United States has fought numerous times for different reasons. The States fought Britain for their independence in 1776‚ and then in 1812 they fought Britain because American ships were being taken prisoner by the British for no apparent reason. America stood up against the British and let them know that was going to push America around. America
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Through the test of time‚ the military has transformed and improved as new lessons have been learned and as new technology has been implemented. The Navy has been the backbone of America’s fighting capability since its founding on October 13‚ 1775. Throughout its history‚ the fleet has served as a means of offensive and defensive power for the nation. Its versatility has allowed for the protection and growth of American land‚ commerce‚ and prestige. The Battle of Vera Cruz‚ Hampton Roads‚ and Manila
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United States. Cuba struggled to gain independence from the Spanish. In 1890’s The United States prepared it’s navy and sent a battleship by the name of USS Maine to Havana Cuba. An unexplained malfunction resulted in an explosion on the ship‚ killing 262 American sailors and destroying the ship. No evidence proved that the sinking of The USS Maine battleship was caused by the Spanish‚ they even denied responsibility. The
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