... would also be the most controversial. The Spanish American War, and the results of it, led to the downfall of the Spanish empire and allowed for the emergence of the new American empire. The United States sent the battleship Maine to Havana Harbor to protect the Americans that were in Cuba. On February 15, 1898, the ship exploded in the harbor. 1 The results of the explosion led to an outcry from both politicians and the American public. In the opinion of the American people Spain ... had caused the explosion because ... ...

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... English towards Native Americans in North America before 1750 During the Age of Exploration before 1750, the Spanish and the English journeymen that descended upon North America, had many similar cultural responses towards the Native American population. The English had a somewhat peaceful relationship with the Indians at first, but eventually started taking their land, which resulted in war. The Spanish took what they wanted, when they wanted, and never gave anything ... finding gold and wealth. For example, Hernando de Soto, with about six hundred soldiers, moved westward from Florida...

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... of. This is exactly what happened after the US won the Spanish-American War. The Spanish withdrew from Cuba, leaving the island under temporary U.S. occupation. Cuba was given it's independence as promised, making the US look like heroes, while Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines were ceded by Spain to the United States. Then on December 1898, the United States announced the establishment of U.S. military rule in the Philippines. The US tried to justify taking over ... the Philippines. They argued that the United States could not ... ...

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... United States ships blockaded the island. A few days later on the other side of the world in Hong Kong, upon recognition of the state of war, United States Commodore George Dewey began a pre-prescribed plan of attack on the Spanish fleet parked in Manila on the Philippine archipelago. On May 1st 1898, Dewey's Pacific fleet wiped out the Spanish fleet in the Philippines with the death of only one American sailor. With the Spanish protectorate of the Philippines now in ... United States possession, American forces prepared for the deployment ... ...

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... disputes. Yet, this was the embodiment of the aggressive American mood at the time, which was to put itself on the same platform as other world powers. As the importance of possessing a powerful navy was pointed out by Captain Mahan in his book, America sought to gain power by sea. The navy the Americans would come to build would pay dividends within the next decade of the Spanish-American war. A public outcry for justice ... appealed to President Cleveland in 1895 for aid to the Cuban revolt, a rebellion against Spanish misrule ... ...

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... Cuba. Another cause if the war was the sink in of the USS Maine a battle ship which had been in Havana's harbor to protect American interest sank after an explosion on February 15, 1898. The explosion killed 266 sailors. Nobody knows why the ship exploded, but many Americans blame the Spanish. The outcome of the war was very successful. Less than 400 U.S. American soldiers died in battle. Also a result of the war the U.S. got a whole bunch of ... new territories: the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Cuba wasn't annexed but ... ...

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... on October 1, 1898. On December 10, 1898, the peace treaty was signed in Paris (Treaty of Paris). "Spain gave up Cuba and ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States. In return, the United States paid Spain twenty million dollars. As a result of the Spanish - American War, the United States became more powerful and controlled an empire that stretched from the Caribbean Sea to the Far East. "Also, the war assured that the ... Panama Canal would be built since the United States now needed a two-ocean navy and commerce ... ...

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... forward. Eventually recognized by the United States Department of the Army as a fully capable fighting force, the Porto Rico Regiment was reorganized into the Regular Army on 27 May 1908, later becoming the 65th Infantry Regiment. The Regiment would later serve in ground combat. Owning the first shot fired of World War I, campaign credit for its participation in World War II, and the Korean War, the Spanish speaking Soldiers of the Regiment served with great ... distinction living up to their reputation as the "Boriqueeners". It was not until the mass court martial of Company G during t...

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... West Indies made them valuable commercially and militarily. Control of the Virgin Islands would enable the United States to defend the Panama Canal from hostile countries. Further, with the establishment of the Panama Canal, the need for a central coaling depot in the mid-Atlantic became paramount. Yet another treaty was not made until 1902, which was after the Spanish- American war, in which, Denmark was considered neutral. With Cuba being supervised ... new government had a strict hierarchy. The President of the United States with the Senates approval appointed the governor. The respo...

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... , it is only 160km long and 56 km wide. The officials languages are Spanish and English. Although English is only used frequently in business, industry, investigations professions, both Spanish and English are taught in schools. Puerto Rico was acquired by the United States in 1898 during the Spanish/American War. Although only a terriority of the United States, they elect their own govement officials just as ... States Department of Argiculture Forest Service and is located in Rio Piedras on the grounds of the University of Puerto Rico. The only tropical forest in the National Forest Sy...

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... McKinley summed up the reason for this. "While we are conducting war and until its conclusion, we must keep all we can get. When the war is over we must keep what we want. (Fernandez 1)" The United States wanted Puerto Rico for their own benefit, and this has been impacting the island to this day. The effects of early United States colonialism on the economy of Puerto ... Rico shows how its hypocritical and possessive treatment of the island had an impact on the development of Puerto Rico. While the U.S. expanded trade ... Guerra 54)" They drew upon the American ideal of racial purity in...

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... fate. This lead to a rebellion of the Filipino people and they choose Emilio Aguinaldo to be their president in this time of despair. This was the same guy who helped the Americans defeat the Spanish about two years prior during the Spanish-American War. This all leads up to what the Senator of Indiana, Albert J. Beveridge had to say on American Imperialism. He starts out his speech talking ... about how the Philippines will forever be in the hands of the United States and that the United States will not retreat from ... it. He says "This island empire is the last ... ...

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... whether this is significant after the Spanish-American War itself. The American acquisition of the Philippines in the Spanish-American War provided the United States with a base of operations in the Orient, from where they could theoretically enforce such a policy. In a political cartoon from 1900, America is depicted as holding the key of "American Diplomacy" to the "Open Door" to China, and stands in front of the door while the other powers look on (Doc G). Another justification for imperialism ... for the shift of American foreign policy to imperialism are the Monroe Doctrine and its...

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... the Mexican-American War the United States acquired Spanish and Native speaking populations as well. French language rights were abolished after the American Civil War. In 1868, the Indian Peace Commission suggested English-Only schooling for the American natives. In 1896, English became the sole medium of public schooling for Hawaiian children. After the Spanish-American War, English was declared the "official language" in Puerto Rico. English was also declared the "official language" in Philippines after the Philippine-American War. The opportunity ... for children to use their native...

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... history of territorial expansion and in its emerging prominence on the world stage. In the 19th century, the United States had expanded from the relatively small combination of thirteen colonies on the eastern seaboard to a country spanning from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, gaining the largest portions through the Louisiana Purchase and the spoils of the Mexican-American War. After Americans had conquered all of this land, ... were wont of more territory to acquire in their ongoing hunger for expansion. Naturally, they turned to international waters, and this is where the late 19t...

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... had an "economy and society which developed an advanced sugar industry during times of fairly open Atlantic slave trade, yet did not rely to any significant degree on the labor of African slaves". This suggests that the racial "heritage" of Puerto Ricans is not predominately black, and cause of that other races must have attributed to this as well. Also, it also suggests ... of identity while studying Puerto Rico under Spanish colonialism. Upon continuing the discussion of what it means to be Puerto Rican, it is clear that early U.S. colonial rule fundamentally shaped the character of t...

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... the country the most. Though the island held its grounds in many of the British's attempts to try and capture it. The Puerto Ricans also helped the colonies gain their independence by contributing to the Revolutionary war, the sovereignty of the United Sates was first recognized by the people of Puerto Rico. During 1898 The United States went to war with Spain in order to free Cuba. Incidentally the war with Spain regarding Cuba left the ... to represent the colony before the authorities". This group was established in Manhattan in 1926 and was more focused on education and health of Hisp...

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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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... Indian villages in search of gold and other riches. With little hope of finding more gold, the settlers began returning home. Many people were sick and most were unhappy with the lack of opportunity on the Islands. On October 1495, a Spanish official arrived to investigate the charges brought against Columbus by the settlers. With no choice Columbus headed home. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella greeted Columbus when he ... part left to aid the settlement at Hispaniola while the other part explored further down south. He crossed the ocean in hopes of discovering new islands in the south...

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... of the Spanish-American War. It has been a U.S. commonwealth since 1952 and has held U.S. citizenship since 1917(www.puertorico-herald.org). Although Puerto Rico has been American citizens since 1917, they have been denied the full voting rights every other American enjoys. This situation has caused the question of statehood to arise on the behalf of Puerto Rico. Statehood is the condition of being a state, in the case of Puerto Rico; the debate ... is over whether to make Puerto Rico one of the states of the U.S. The functions of statehood are physical security ... ...

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