race for the rest of the world the U.S. moved to increase its empire through new grounds in the Pacific and the Caribbean. These new grounds were mainly from former Spanish colonies. America used lessons from the Caribbean to help run its newfound colonies. However The American Empire was such a novel sounding thing prior to the Spanish-American War. It was this war that almost certainly started America down the road of imperialism and colonialism. The imperialism in this sense is the control of foreign
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On 13 August 1521 the Aztec capital‚ Tenochtitlan‚ had fallen to the Spanish conquistadors. Cortes and his followers had only landed in Mexico in April 1519. By the time of Cortes’ last departure form Spain in 1540; Mexico City had become a powerful colonial metropolis‚ the capital of a Spanish territory extending south into Central America and North to or beyond the Gulf of California. The campaign waged by Cortes was so successful that all ensuing campaigns were modelled upon the Aztec conquest
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The accounts of the Spanish conquest of Mexico are often Spanish and almost always "patently self-serving" (Hassig 3). They glorify the ideals of the groups that the authors represent and emphasize the improbability of the Spanish victories. They largely ignore the Native points of view of the conquest‚ due to both a smaller number of Native accounts and due to their own motives. However‚ Hassig presents a balanced narrative of the Spanish conquest of Mexico and considers the Native perspectives
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Summary of the American Colonial Period The rule of the United States over the Philippines had two phases. The first phase was from 1898 to 1935‚ during which time Washington defined its colonial mission as one of tutelage and preparing the Philippines for eventual independence. Political organizations developed quickly‚ and the popularly elected Philippine Assembly (lower house) and the U.S.-appointed Philippine Commission (upper house) served as a bicameral legislature. The ilustrados formed
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Housekeeping Vacuum Aspirar el piso Vacuum Cleaner Aspiradora Iron PLancha Ironing Board Tabla de planchar Take out the trash Sacar la basura Wash Dishes Lavar Platos Dishwasher Lavaplatos Sweep Barrer Broom Escoba Mop Trapeador Floor Piso Stove Estufa Refrigerato Refrigerador Freezer Congelador Dust Sacudir Clean Limpiar Clean the House Limpiar la casa
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M: Hey Sabrina‚ How are you? Hola Sabrina‚ Como estas tu? S: Good‚ and you? M: I’m great. Isn’t your birthday soon? Estoy muy bien. Es su cumpleanos pronto? S: Yes‚ my birthday is today. M: Do you have any plans? Tienes planes para esta noche? S: No‚ I don’t have any. M: Okay‚ I’ll make some plans. Come over later. Voy a hacer planes para despues. Vienes tarde! K: Hey Mo‚ what’s going on? M: Hey Kevin‚ hey Frank. It’s Sabrina’s birthday today. Hola Kevin‚ hola Frank. Hoy es los
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parents last visited before they died five years ago. The oldest brother explains his reasons for choosing the place and his siblings understand. After that‚ he arranges the tasks of researching about Christmas Island to each of his siblings. The Script: Sven: | Hey‚ I’m getting married soon. | Amy‚ Lily‚ Rose & Sam: | Really?! When?! With who?! | Sven: | Actually‚ to say the truth…My partner is a man. | Amy‚ Lily‚ Rose & Sam: | WHAT?!! | Amy: | Brother‚ are you serious? | Rose:
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"Prior to the Spanish colonization of the Philippines in 1565‚ there are no written records of the islands that make up the modern day Philippines."3 In the year 1565‚ Miguel López de Legazpi‚ the Conquistador travelled from Spain and founded the first Spanish settlement in the country‚ firstly on the island of Cebú. They occupied the kingdoms of Tondo and Manila‚ establishing it as the capital of the Spanish East Indies. "The Philippines were originally named after King Philip II of Spain- Las Islas
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Hello‚ my name is Jessie and welcome to the _________. I will be taking you through the first portion of the tour‚ which exhibits The Declaration of Independencethe most cherished document of United States of America . Follow me please. Now does anyone know the date when the document was adopted. (Wait for responses) That is correct; the document was officially adopted on July 4‚ 1776. The document was formally entitled‚ The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen united States of America ‚ and
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Good morning to my teacher and fellow friends. Today I want to talk about the sinking of Titanic. RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of 1‚514 people in history. She was the largest ship afloat at the time of her maiden voyage. One of three liners operated by the White Star Line‚ she was built between 1909-11
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