Spanish–American War

South American nations such as Venezuela and the Dominican Republic were struggling to pay their debts to Britain and Germany, so these countries set up a blockade on the Venezuelan coast. Then, German ships bombed a port in Venezuela, assailed a town, and threatened to establish a base in this area (Brinkley 614). President Roosevelt started to worry because there was a…

The late 19th Century and early 20th Century changed the American identity for the better with the hope of inspiration from important people and our actions before and in war. In an excerpt from Roosevelt Corollary, Roosevelt talks about how we acted for ourselves as well as others when we asserted the Monroe Doctrine. He seems to explain how we are not always able to help because we cannot be included, but in certain cases, we can help and we always try to. As an example, there were no ways…

president in 1816. The reason why the Monroe Doctrine was developed because seeing the plight of Spain, Britain proposed joint British-American action to stop other European countries from establishing colonies in the Americas. The Secretary of States John Quincy Adams opposed this plan because John thought that the United States should act independently.…

Language also proves to be a cultural factor in adjusting to college (Ortiz, 2004; Torres, 2003; Longerbeam et al., 2004). For some students, Spanish is a salient aspect of their identity. Latino student have to be able to speak Spanish in order to feel connected to their identity. This can prove to be difficult for Latino student that have difficulty speaking Spanish or are not fluent. For some Latino students, it can make or break their sense of belonging to a Latino student community (Torres,…

During 1898 there was a war with Spain which was because of how they treated the Cuban’s by the Spanish masters. The United States luckily had a lot of power around the whole world. The Filipino insurgents have always tried to attack the Spanish to have independence for many years which they wouldn’t receive it. They believed that the Americans might free them from the Spanish. Since America won the war they had three choices they had to make which was to give the Philippines independence, give…

vanish so another attempt for European hegemony (and ultimately) global mastery could begin. Thus, this was the fundamental basis for both the Bourbon Monarchy (France) and the Habsburg Empire (Austria) in The War of Spanish Succession. Moreover, the desire to attain Spain would lead to an global war, where a myriad of nations each beholding their own motives, endeavored to either restore the quasi-peace that Europe had possessed, or plummet into another…

Spanish Patriotism: Exploring the Causes and Effects of the Spanish Civil War In the 1900s, Spain encountered various international difficulties which included the commencement of nationalistic and communistic ideological repertoire. The Spanish Civil War started in Morocco when a unit of the Spanish militia commanded by General Francisco Franco, challenged the appointed Republican government. Manuel Azaña, the presiding officer of Spain, did not have lucid commitments with other supporting…

The title and the epigraph show the role of an individual within a community and the value of human life, especially in a time of war. The funeral bell of the title and epigraph relay the idea of mortality, a reminder we are all destined to die. The loss of any one person affects everyone. The fear of death is significant as the characters are involved in an operation that is up against considerable odds. P ablo’s primary responsibility is to himself. He does not want to participate in…

Guernica, whom Picasso then countered, “no, you did”. By its history, Guernica has great significance. Especially, because this public critique of the Spanish Nationalist regime and the German Nazis was highly political and a loud scream for change and self-reflection in the regimes. Furthermore, it was not common until after the second world war for artists to get involved in political affairs and directly attack their operations. Guernica, 1937, Oil on Canvas, is a very large painting that…

When the Latin American countries are working independently, the United States has seen Latin America as its sphere of influence.From 1822 to 1823, when the European “holy alliance” attempted to interfere in the independence movement of Latin America, the United States actively pursued the policy of “American affairs is American affairs”.In 1823, the United States President Monroe made a statement to the Congress, declared: “In the future any European powers may not be the continent has been…