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Spain and the US signed the Treaty of Paris, forcing Spain to agree to Cuba 's independence, as well as gave the U.S. control over Cuba 's Guantanamo Bay. Not only did the U.S obtain Guantanamo Bay, Spain gave up Puerto Rico and Guam and sold the Philippines to the U.S. for $20 million. The Spanish-American war of 1898 truly showed that America was not to be taken lightly anymore. Before the American victory in World War I, America was a second-rate country and was not taken seriously by the…

sugarcane and coffee. While the sugar and molasses, primarily exported to the United States provides an ample source of earnings for the Spanish government. The brief Spanish-American War, in which the United States wins Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and other colonial properties from Spain under the Treaty of Paris, thwarted…

Ch. 29: Wilsonian Progressivism Abroad 1912-1916 1. Eugene Debs-He was the Socialist candidate for president in election of 1912. He was a labor leader in Pullman Strike and ran for president five times. 2. Pancho Villa-He killed many Americans in both Mexico and United States. He was never captured even though Pershing was sent to do so. 3. John J. Pershing-He was ordered with soldiers to capture Francisco Villa in Mexico. He didn’t capture Villa but crushed several forces of Carranza’s and…

United States annexes Hawaii• August 12, 1898, The United States and Spain sign an armistice, ending the Spanish-American War. The Treaty of Paris, signed in December, officially ends the war. • February 6, 1899, The United States annexes Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico. 1900 – 1909 • February 22, 1900, The Hawaii Territory is organized. • November 1900 The International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union is founded in New York City. • January 10, 1901, Texas has its first significant oil…

Stephen Caputo 5/6/16 Period 3 Annexation of Hawaii Annexing the Islands The annexation of Hawaii, some were for it and some were against it. The many benefits of the annexation of Hawaii also came with plenty of awful downfalls. It is still argued today whether the United States did the right thing in annexing them or if it was inhumane and illegal for them to do so. Was annexing Hawaii the right choice? In 1893 the islands of Hawaii were being ruled by Queen Lili'uokalani, the last monarch…

The Cold War began not too long after World War II in 1945. It was a long period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union(USSR). During World War II U.S and Soviet Union were allies. But after the war each nation had different visons of the postwar world. The U.S remained deliciated to free market and democracy, while the USSR embraced private property and celebrated concentrated state authority. This caused the U.S to fear that Stalin, Soviet leader was going to want to be a…

Between 1954 and 1975, the United States interfered with Russia’s spread of Communism in Vietnam. The book, The Ugly American, became a synonym with everything wrong with American foreign policy by telling the story of two very different American Ambassadors’ interactions with people in Southeast Asia and their styles of handling particular episodes. While Ambassador Louis Sears is unfocused, easily manipulated, and oblivious, his successor, Ambassador Gilbert MacWhite, is determined, a…

A. The United States government has never taken major action that has helped Native Americans. In it best light, the government has given a halfhearted apology in 2009. This was hidden away in a military spending bill, complete with a disclaimer that nothing it contained authorized or served as a claim against the United States government itself. At its worst, the government has slaughtered hundreds of native men, women, and children for their land and resources. This was particularly evident…

I remember it like it was yesterday. As I walk into a friend’s house for the first time after a football game at Reitz High School, I see things that I 've never seen before. Suddenly I am in a whole new world that I never knew existed. Growing up not having much at all, I assumed that my life was normal. However, after moving into a different part of the city, I went to house after house like my friends that was nothing like mine. These people had everything you could ever want and more. I…

“December 7th 1941, a date that will live in infamy.” Said by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt two days after the Pearl Harbor attack. One of the largest attacks in American history and the main reason the United States entered battle in World War II. After the attack, the American people looked to the leader, who was enter his fourth term as president, for advice and what was going to happen to their country. Roosevelt gave many speeches before, that were broadcasted on the radio. He…