Anglo-Spanish War

Elizabeth I sent out an English army to help Protestant Dutch rebels against Philip II. This decision was caused because Elizabeth herself was Protestant and hated seeing her people prosecuted. Later in 1588, Sir Francis Drake, one of Elizabeth’s most trusted associate, was ordered by Elizabeth to lead against the Spanish Armada. The Spanish Armada begun when the Spanish decided to try and overthrow Queen Elizabeth I. Yet, with Sir Francis Drake leading the English, the Spanish were fought off. Both Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Francis Drake were loyal to each other and both had the same motive to kill King Philip II. Their motive was that the king had prosecuted Protestants and to plunder England. Knowing what Philip’s deceiving plans were caused the hatred to boil into Elizabeth and Drake. Together the teamed up with William of Orange and Antonio Perez to kill the King of…

April 25, 1898 America declares war on Spain. After the USS Maine was sunk offshore of Cuba going to protect America’s economic aspects. Theodore Roosevelt gathered a regiment named the rough riders to fight in the battle against Spain. American had an easy victory over Spain taking control of Cuba, Porta- Rico, and Guam. As the rest of the world was building empires America feared if it did not do anything soon it would be over run. The Spanish-American war was a win-win for America it provided…

to intervene in support for the nationalist movement in Cuba in a clever move to defend western democracy and finance capitalism in its foreign investments. This move wasn’t made without disagreement, and the consequences of the war posed new questions. Questions about the nature of the new American empire…

Analysis of John Chard in The Battle of Rorke’s Drift Intro: In this paper I will be looking into the leadership styles exhibited by Lt. John Chard at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift. I will be using the Army Values as a standard to compare Lt. Chard’s actions against and will decide if Lt. Chard is to be considered as a leader worthy of emulation or if he is an example of what not to imitate. Summary of Battle: On 02 DEC 1878, the British Empire wanted to conduct an invasion into the land of the…

Although, George Orwell put his life on the line to fight in Spain, got shot in the neck, watch his friends get arrested, and had to flee the country as a wanted man, he still in the end was able to return to “the England (he) had known in (his) childhood”. Thus, in a way he was still an outsider to the situation. His family and way of life were not really at risk to the same extent as those in Russia and so Orwell’s understanding and explanation of the war is not as convincing and important as…

In actuality, one can predominantly deduce that within the confines of any conflict between nations, lies the failure of international relations. Furthermore, in the late 17th Century, Europe had fashioned itself a tenuous balance of power, as each empire anticipated for the pseudo-armistice to 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)…

Causes and Effects of the Spanish American War There were many causes and effects from the Spanish American War. From 1880, between the United States, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Cuba, the United States wanted to imperialize after completing their manifest destiny and began a war with Spain while protecting Cuba. There were four main motives of the United States imperialism which were economic interest, political and military interest, humanitarian and religious interest, and social…

“ If you can’t change your fate, change your attitude” -unknown. “A Day’s Wait” and “Stolen Day” are written by nobel prize winner Ernest Hemingway and Sherwood Anderson. Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois 1899 and wrote a collection of novels about people who show grace under pressure. Anderson was born in Ohio 1876. Sherwood Anderson was supporter of younger writers, including Hemingway. Anderson was a tremendous part of getting Hemingway’s first novel published. The experiences…

general and dictator of Spain. At the highest point in his career, Franco lead the Nationalists rebellion against the government which eventually resulted in his position as dictator of Spain. Eventually adopting the name of “El Caudillo”, Francisco Franco would lead Spain into what is now a democracy. Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was born in El Ferrol on December 4, 1892. Born into a military family, Franco’s father was an officer in the Spanish Naval Administrative Corps while his mother was…

In the early 19th century Europe was distraught, World War 1 had started and ended, and the nations in Europe were still on edge. The war had created sides and feuds between countries, these included the main powers of the world (the allies): the USA, Britain, and France, vs, Germany and its lesser allies (Austria and some other small countries). However lost somewhere in the middle of this chaos was Spain. During the early 19th century and before Spain had been a largely successful monarchy,…