... and west coasts and expand trade. However, it did not have the money or the will to build one before 1900. During the 1890's Congress appropriated money to begin work on a capital in Nicaragua, but the project was soon cancelled. The Spanish-American War in 1898 heightened military interest in a canal. After defeated Spain, the United States acquired the Philippines and Puerto Rico and wanted better access for its navy to ... both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. American officials negotiated the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty with Britain in 1901 ... ...

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... on culture and new critics emerged. Shakespearen scholars of that day argued that Caliban emblematized the crudeness and materialism of the united States. Prospero, they argued, urged his disciples to seek art, beauty, virtue and truth, warning them against materialism and utilitarianism: he identified those virtues with Spanish America or the Spanish "race", the vices with North America or the Anglo-Saxon "race". The gentle Ariel was the symbol of Spanish-American ... use his speech to embody a particular ideological stance. He at first was taken as the down-trodden laborer, doomed to ...

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... , take over cannons on these merchant ships and arrest all of the Spanish merchant fleet. This would give a nasty blow to the Spanish economy. To do so, a more efficient way to build cannons needed to be devised. Ralph Hogge developed a long range iron cannon which can easily be put onto the ships, merchant chips could now be easily turned from trade to war. Beyond the cannons, he thought ... é de Las Casas condemned the horrific acts done to the natives of the Spanish Empire, in American Odyssey he says, "[The Spaniards] deal with them in any ways they wish without regard to sex, age, s...

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... on culture and new critics emerged. Shakespearen scholars of that day argued that Caliban emblematized the crudeness and materialism of the united States. Prospero, they argued, urged his disciples to seek art, beauty, virtue and truth, warning them against materialism and utilitarianism: he identified those virtues with Spanish America or the Spanish "race", the vices with North America or the Anglo-Saxon "race". The gentle Ariel was the symbol of Spanish-American ... use his speech to embody a particular ideological stance. He at first was taken as the down-trodden laborer, doomed to ...

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... of Central America were all very different. The conservative Spanish elite, who had most of the control in the United Provinces, ran the federation and that caused a civil war between them and the rest of the people in the federation.4 This civil war was not unexpected being that each one of these provinces had their own ideas on how things should be done. The provinces fought amongst themselves for a while, until they ... like El Salvador.9 Many of these countries have been manipulated by the superpower that is the United States, and the coup that occurred in 1954 was entirely backed b...

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... up the staple of the American diet would cease to exist. Another big culture change during the Columbian Exchange was the socio-cultural traditions. American Indians integrated the European cultures into their traditions and vice-versa. Just as potatoes were not brought to America until 1942, so were horses. It didn't take long after the horse was introduced to the New World by Spanish conquistadors for the Indian ... and manioc had not traveled east to Europe. Not only did this exchange of crops occur, but exchange of ideas, religion, and most importantly, the biological impact it had...

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... to do so after having read the great design for the Caribbean written by Secretary of State James G. Blaine. " "That rich island, the key to the Gulf Of Mexico, and the field to our most extended trade in the Western Hemisphere, is, though in the hands of Spain, a part of the American Commercial system. If ever ceasing to be Spanish, Cuba must necessarily become American and not fall under any other ... Chavez's foreign policy. "Indeed, Washington, unhappy with Chavez's foreign policy, seemed encouraged by his domestic difficulties. Hugo Chavez's friendship with (and discounted oil sale...

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... to do so after having read the great design for the Caribbean written by Secretary of State James G. Blaine. " "That rich island, the key to the Gulf Of Mexico, and the field to our most extended trade in the Western Hemisphere, is, though in the hands of Spain, a part of the American Commercial system. If ever ceasing to be Spanish, Cuba must necessarily become American and not fall under any other ... Chavez's foreign policy. "Indeed, Washington, unhappy with Chavez's foreign policy, seemed encouraged by his domestic difficulties. Hugo Chavez's friendship with (and discounted oil sale...

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... some people even go as far as blaming the increased crime rate and juvenile delinquency on this epidemic. Another recent trend in U.S. politics is the effort our national government is making to develop closer ties with other Latin American countries. Recent studies believe this is beneficial due to the rapidly growing numbers of the Spanish speaking population in America. Having the U.S. develop a strong relationship with Latin ... 's democratic values shine through. In Kennedy's speech he tries to tell the American people that his personal choice of religion should not be the deciding ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate