... followed by an U.S. declaration of war on the 25th. This war was no contest for the Americans; they easily defeated the Spanish troops. Led by Gen. William Shafter (and including Theodore Roosevelt and his 1st Volunteer Calvary, the "Rough Riders"). The Rough Riders were National Guard infantry regiments and a regiment of volunteer cavalry. They played a very important role in the defeat of ... ...

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... saying, "Stay away from my country!" Also, like all nations, America also still believed in the old idea of land equals power. Some people tried to mask this idea, like Theodore Roosevelt said in his Annual Message to Congress on December 6, 1904. He cried, "If a nation shows that it knows how to act with reasonable efficiency and decency in social and political ... ...

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