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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7 Turning Point: The McKinley Years From Walter Lafaber’s THE AMERICAN AGE: United States Foreign Policy at Home and Abroad‚ 1994. (1896-1900) THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LATE 1890s As the twentieth century dawned‚ the United States stepped onto the world stage as a great power. Because of the triumphs scored between 1898 and 1900‚ it strode confidently now with Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Germany‚ and Japan—nations that possessed immense military strength and had used that strength for
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spoken by H. W. Petrie (1898) (p. 592). These words were spoken about the Spanish-American War. Mr. Petrie spoke these words after the destruction of the Maine‚ which is thought to be a key affect of the Spanish-American War. The war was based on the U.S. going to war with Spain to help Cuba fight for their independence from Spain. This war only lasted a few months‚ and there were not many deaths caused by battle. This war helped Cuba to win independence‚ and changed our role in foreign policy‚ made
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IB History October 2‚ 2011 Chapter 6 “The Intimately Oppressed” Overview While reading the sixth chapter of Howard Zinn‚ I could not help but notice that the central focus was on women who rebelled against the inequalities women were given post-declaration. My AP History teacher last year‚ Mr. Hall‚ used to commonly use the saying “Now ladies… Sorry to say this but until about seventy years ago‚ you didn’t count for much.” This is a prime example of how the women in the 17th and 18th century
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In the Spanish-American War‚ the United States showed to the world that they were no longer the isolating‚ inward-looking nation it was for the past years‚ but now an important figure on the international stage. Before American involvement and the start of the war‚ tensions were already apparent in the Caribbean Sea‚ due to existing conflicts between Cuba and Spain. Years before the war would begin‚ there were numerous violent attempts by Cubans in the effort for independence and greater autonomy
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The First World War was a very gruesome event in history. “Indeed‚ as the nations of Europe went to war in 1914‚ the governments flourished‚ patriotism bloomed‚ class struggle was stilled‚ and young men died in frightful numbers on the battlefields-often for a hundred yards of land‚ a line of trenches.” (Page 359) Before the war‚ the United States was not in a healthy condition. Socialism was growing and the IWW was everywhere. “In the summer of 1916‚ during a Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco
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The simple explanation as to the cause of the Spanish-American war is that it was due to the way the Spanish were treating the Cuban people. But things are rarely that simple and the war between Spain and America is no exception. Leading up to the war American’s began to feel that we did not have enough room to grow and American journalists fed the desire for foreign adventure by romanticizing it‚ much the way the frontier had been romanticized. Huge Naval ships were built and Darwinism convinced
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of the Spanish - American war was to grant independence of Cuba from Spain. The United States also had a lot to gain from getting involved and helping Cuban gain independence. Cuba wanted a self-government. They were not satisfied under Spanish control. They wanted control of the export of their lands resources. Not only did they want to control their import and export of goods‚ but they did not want to pay Spain taxes on what they felt was rightful theirs. Cubans hardships gained Americans sympathy
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what it was like in the Philippines! Before the Spanish-American war‚ the Philippines were a territory of Spain‚ along with some other countries like Cuba and Puerto Rico. Spain mistreated the people of these territories. They moved them into camps‚ that had shelters with no roofs. If they didn’t get there in time‚ they were executed. The United States stepped in and went to war with Spain for the independance of these territories. When we won the war‚ we got control of these
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American Imperialism The idea of American imperialist is a derivative of ideal of Marxism and the U.S. Foreign policy after the Spanish-American War. American has been considered the police of the world for years. We find ourselves on every continent in almost every country of the world. Many people have compared the United States to the Roman Empire and the fact that the Roman Empire crumbles and so will America. The idea that of America being a imperialist state is shared not only by anarchist
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