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Spanish-American War was the conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. It was one of only eleven US wars to have been formally declared by Congress. The Spanish–American War began in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. U.S. attacks on Spain's Pacific possessions led to involvement in…

unexpectedly attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This was an attack that caused many American causalities, and American citizens really became furious. The hatred that filled the hearts of many Americans could be shown through President Roosevelt’s appeal to Congress to declare war against Japan. The attack on Pearl Harbor will always be unforgettable day in history and something that affected the United States involvement in World War Two. As the United States…

The United States had progressively become more and more involved with foreign affairs in the 1860s-1920s. The United States ' influence had grown, just as much as the nation 's industrial power had grown during those years. Due to the United States growing imperialism "American 's were increasingly aware of themselves as an emerging world power." The United States ' surge of imperialism was aided by its drastic increase in military strength, and massive industrial and agriculture…

The building of the first transcontinental railroad by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad companies was a monumental feat. Plans for the first railroad had begun well before the Civil War. In fact, the Central Pacific started building east from Sacramento, California, in 1863. But the Civil War delayed progress until 1865. Then the Union Pacific started out from Omaha, Nebraska, and the two companies worked towards each other to cover almost 2000 miles. (Gilded age) And in 1869 the…

Japanese entry. This resulted in shots being fired. The Chinese government was highly influenced by strong anti-Japanese pressure and refused to negotiate with the Japanese. As a result, the Japanese maintained their position and led to the War of the Pacific. Subtopic 2: Who was Involved in World War 2? The countries that…

PEARL HARBOR December 7, 1941 was a usual quiet Sunday in Oahu. Little did everyone know by December 8, the United States of America will be engulfed with hatred and patriotism. All for one reason the attack on Pearl Harbor. The attacks on Pearl Harbor had changed the course of the Second World War by launching the United States into the bloodiest conflict the world has ever seen. Therefore, fate the Axis Powers were sealed. To better understand the attack on Pearl Harbor, we need to know…

Australia has one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef. Australia and Tasmania are two landmasses that make up the continent of Australia; it lies in the southern hemisphere. Australia, surrounded by four bodies of water, the Pacific Ocean to the east, Indian Ocean to the west, Afarura Sea to the north, and the Southern Ocean to the south. Australia is around four million, 773,000 square miles, about the size of…

war on Japan, Japan’s allies, Italy and Germany, declared war on the United States. Almost two years after the attack, the U.S. officially entered WWII. With the U.S. about 2 years into the war, it seems that the U.S. and the rest of the Allied powers are going to win the war, but Japan still stands in the way of total victory over the war for the Allied powers. Who else would be deemed more to take out Japan than the United States. They deserve to end the war once and for all and give their…

Philippines were not the main focus of the Spanish-American war. Roosevelt had ordered commodore Dewey to engage some of Spain’s small naval force in Manila Harbor in case war began nearer to home. President McKinley himself stated that to destroy the fleet was “as far as I thought then” (Doc. 14.6). The Philippines were, however, Spanish territory, so Roosevelt sent reinforcements to Dewey as he occupied Manila Harbor. At the time, the Philippines also had rebels fighting against…

Matthew Perry’s influence on Japan benefitted the United States immediately, however, moving out of isolation led to negative consequences for Japan. Intro President Millard Fillmore sent Matthew Perry to Japan to break the seclusion policy, sign diplomatic and commercial treaties, and thus open Japan to the West Foreign contact with Japan was limited “I have no other object in sending him to Japan but to propose to your imperial majesty that the United States and Japan should live in friendship…