Guam

even came up with this idea! Anyways, each time we gain a new territory, we will write down our thoughts almost immediately! Ok, so same time I wrote the first little introduction, the U.S. has officially gained three places. Those are Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. This was all during the Spanish American…

25, 1937, to Robert and Eleanor Gilbert. Susan lived in and around Troy until age 18, graduating from Troy High in 1954, when she met and married Joel T. Halop, moving soon after to Maryland and many other places around the world, including France, Guam and Hawaii during the course of their 50 year marriage. Once she raised her children, she returned to nursing school, earned her RN degree and worked as a nurse at Barstow Community Hospital in Barstow, CA. She and Joel retired to Santa…

The Battles of the War The Spanish-American War consisted of two wars. One took place in the Philippines and the other in Cuba. The major battles of the Spanish American War were fought at Manila Bay in the Philippines (May 1, 1898), San Juan Heights or San Juan Hill in Cuba (July 1, 1898) and Santiago Bay in Cuba (July 3, 1898). The battle of Manila Bay is where the U.S. sunk the an entire Spanish fleet. In just seven hours, the entire Spanish Asian fleet is sunk and the U.S. suffered one…

America went to war with Spain largely for the poor treatment of the Cubans by Spain, but the ongoing growth of industry had many Americans more interested in taking over colonies to expand across the seas. Harsh treatment of Cubans by the Spanish, the role of the press in creating an outcry for war against Spain, and an explosion on the USS Maine created blame on the Spanish which leads to "war fever". (Dolan, 2001) This short war, only lasted about ten weeks but showed the strength of…

Home Depot is a home improvement specialty store that has been around since 1978 (Home Depot, 2016). The Home Depot has more than 2,200+ retail stores in the United States (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and the territory of Guam), Canada and Mexico and reported retail sales of $94 Billion and earnings of $8 billion in 2016 (Home Depot, 2016). In order to have this type of success, Home Depot had to be well aware of the economy, housing market, and home improvement industry…

control because of the adoption of the Platt Amendment which officially granted the U.S. the power to intervene in Cuban affairs and, in a way, impose its American ideals into Cuba. In fact, after the Spanish-American War, the U.S. proceeded to annex Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, expanding its influence onto a broader world stage. Even though the President at the time wanted to initially free these nations from American influence, people such…

hairdressers. Their average wage nationwide was $12.72 per hour, or $26,460 a year. Their annual wages ranged from $16,710 a year or less for the lowest-earning 10 percent to $41,490 a year or higher for the top 10. Students from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia…

Have you ever spent months making plans and suddenly something ruins it? I recently made the long trip back to Guam to surprise my grandparents and the experience made me realize just how difficult it was to travel alone. Hectic city traffic, flight delays, and the apprehension of a long flight all make for a frustrating process. The excitement of arriving at a destination can be outweighed by the stress caused by travel. I finally arrived at the airport after sitting in traffic for what…

Think of being on your way home you and your friends and your cell phone rings and you look down to answer and then look up again and a car has stopped right in from of you and bam it’s all over. Being safe while on your cell and also the safety measures and problems they may cause like cancer. Cell phone safety: The argument does the use of cell phones cause cancer? And Texting while driving: Are you really that important, that it can’t wait? We talk, text, surf the net every chance we can get…

acquired in 1898 and Virgin Islands. The major United States commercial interests was fruit and sugar. United States also developed a strong naval base to assist them in battles. The Philippines were ceded by Spain after the Spanish American War in 1898. Guam was ceded by Spain as well. The Aleutian Islands were surrounded by large and small volcanoes. The United States had to control maritime geography to control vast regions where they were able to trade between…