He was helped by the fact that Metternich the Austrian Chancellor also declined the offer to join the Holy Alliance. ... Although the basic principle of British foreign policy was non-intervention, Castlereagh was in agreement with Metternich on the issue of joint intervention to suppress the Spanish revolution of 1820. ... Despite the British intervention in Spain, Castlereagh, who was already very unpopular among the British public, could not be seen as giving too many concessions to the European powers. ... He hoped to use the Congress System to reach a settlement in which Spain and Por...

• Word Count: 1280
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It might have seemed that with their territorial advantage and early start, the Spanish colonies were best posed to take control of the new world. ... The United States' initial postcolonial years helped mold its early support of free trade. ... This new form of manifest destiny led the US to reengage with imperial Europe in the Spanish-American War. Many American's came to view Cuba's situation as colonial oppression, Which Henry Cabot Lodge "compared tooppression which led us to rebel against England.9" Senator Lodge goes on to target Spanish oppression as the reaso...

• Word Count: 1228
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Britain had done little to help the colonists, even with the knowledge the they were struggling, nearly starving and needed medical and financial help. ... A) The hatred of Britain once again grew as the colonists were given no assistance to fight off the Indian attacks; the colonists had to look to other foreign powers for assistance such as the French and the Spanish. With the refusal of Britain's help it further pushes the threat of an insurrection against the British government. ... Overall, the British has done nothing, but anger the colonists; the British has provided no actual hel...

• Word Count: 616
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Inhabited by the Maya for well over three thousand years, the Yucatan had become a political and economic focus for the Spanish colonial powers centered in Merida. ... By 1821, Mexico had gained independence from Spain though the Yucatan remained only loosely tied to the federal government. ... Priests of Spanish descent controlled the parish and village level activities of the church, enjoying substantial privileges over the peasants. ... With the help of the Maya, the revolution was successful, establishing a new order in Merida free from the central government of Mexico. ... For example, th...

• Word Count: 1928
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The writing was intended for the King of Spain, therefore, Cabeza de Vaca most likely exaggerated his experiences for his own advantage to impress the King. ... The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano helped readers see black slaves as human beings, instead of a sub-human race. ... Smith traveled around world at a young age, and upon his return to England, was chosen to help run Jamestown, the first established colony in Virginia. ... Smith wrote in an arrogant manner, which helped express his tone as egotistical. ... With these representations of history, whether credible ...

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After the 1820's many Western European countries had lost many of its colonies, such as France in America and Spain in South America. ... The duty to civilize non-white primitives and help them evolve became much of Europe's self-indulged "burden." ... The writings and arguments of these critics did result in a form of nationalism and helped to create a cause for liberation within many of the colonies. ...

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The Romans, the Mongols, the British and the Spanish empires and many more have all made us who we are today; from one empire another one was given birth to, but also as the culture, language, and food and even combat transformed and developed. ... If there wasn't electricity there wouldn't be any industrial machine which helped us by doing dangerous or hard work for us. ...

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French ports were blocked by the Royal Navy, which gained a major victory against the French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. ... The end of the empire brought the formation of the Commonwealth of Nations where all nations were equal and their goal is to help each other and cooperate. ...

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During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... This helped the French to establish an arc of territories west of the British colonies, which would inhibit the British from expanding. ...

• Word Count: 1734
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

England had expected loyalists within the colonies to help supply the British troops. ... In addition to the Americans fighting in the continental army, France and Spain sent troops to fight against the British. ...

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England had expected loyalists within the colonies to help supply the British troops. ... In addition to the Americans fighting in the continental army, France and Spain sent troops to fight against the British. ...

• Word Count: 1702
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During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... This helped the French to establish an arc of territories west of the British colonies, which would inhibit the British from expanding. ...

• Word Count: 1773
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One faction of the Kikuyu people formed Mau Mau, a terrorist organization intent on purging all European influence from the country, but less strident Kikuyus attempted to either remain neutral or help the British defeat Mau Mau. ... The poet appears to condemn such an attitude by comparing the Mau Mau Uprising to the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The combination of the French recognition of the United States (1778) and its allegiance with the same which bought much need supplies and money to the colonists, and in a small way Spain's declaration of War against the British in 1779, and the continued persistence of the colonists, all attributed to the British Surrender on October 19th 1781. ... These passages can help indicate the feelings that would have been running high amongst the notables that signed this document. ... It could have been written this way to help dispel the disappointment of some of the more radical revolutiona...

• Word Count: 2128
• Approx Pages: 9
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