Spanish–American War

Being able to speak more than one language has several different advantages: cognitive and financial. Spanish speakers form the biggest group of people that speak a language other than English in the United States. Bilingualism is practiced in other countries to make communication easier. Incorporating Spanish as one of the official languages in the United States would be unchallenging. American English is a language that has been developed through the centuries. It does not…

Amerindian elites were different from the condition for Amerindian commoners under Spanish rule. The Amerindian elites struggled to survive in the new economic and political environments caused by military defeat and European settlement, while Amerindian commoners suffered from tribute payments, loss of traditional land rights, and forced labor duties. 24) I support the statement because as a result of the Spanish European colonization and slave trade with Africa, a diverse culture unfolded in…

marched alongside Hidalgo to wage war against Spain. Hidalgo’s militia was able to win a few sloppy battles, but lack of military training made this success short lived and the militia was soon defeated despite their greater numbers. After Hidalgo’s execution his pupil Morelos took over the revolution, but also failed to declare independence. It wasn 't until Agustín de Iturbide that Mexico was finally able to declare independence from Spain. Unlike other South American countries Mexico’s fight…

against Spanish control. We may never see another human of the same magnitude as The Liberator.…

The Independence of Latin America was a process caused by years of injustices, discriminations, and abuse, from the Spanish higher powers upon the citizens of Latin America. Since the beginning the Spanish only used the Americas as a way to gain riches and become greater in power internationally. An example of this would be how the Spanish exploited Brazil and Peru to get silver and gold. But what was the tipping point that caused all of Latin America to revolt? In my paper I will argue that…

Oppression before the Spanish Civil war would start and Catalonians would fight once more. The Civil War broke Spain into two sides, the Nationalist whowere siding with Nazi Germany and those of the Republic. The Catalans stood with the Republic in hopes of breaking free of the Spanish rule. Many battles would ensure but in the end the Battle of the Ebro would render the Republican side defenseless and Francisco Franco’s Regime would begin. At the end of the Civil war all the way through…

upheld by the Spanish people, some of which everybody could stand to incorporate into their daily lives. So here is what you need to know about Spain. Geography Spain is located in the westernmost part of Europe, taking up over 85% of the Iberian Peninsula. The land is mostly hilly highland divided by the Cordillera Central and is home to an estimated 1,500 rivers. The highest point in Spain lies within the Sierra Nevada and is about 19,198 miles and about 24.75% of that…

were mainly the Incan and the Mapuche. Native American tribes moved down to present day Chile for agricultural purposes. The lands were fertile so they found it in their best interests to settle there. They remained there largely undisturbed by foreign powers until the turn of the 16th century. In the 16th century, Chile was invaded by the Spanish Conquistadors. This was the first influence of…

After the civil war, the United States had begun its turn that led them to set as the world function. From the late 1800s, the United States began to collect power through Cuba, Hawaii, and the Philippines. Economic became a large factor in the American imperialism; more specifically, that development in foreign trades is a crucial part in the growth of America. The United States had become an empire. The America achieved what they want, however they took advantage of their superiority, and…

Puerto Rico came under United States by the Treaty of Paris signed on December 10, 1898, terminating the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were US citizens by 1917. In July 1950, the US Congress enacted Public Law 600. It provided that existing laws which defined the political, economic, and fiscal realtionship between Puerto Rico and the United States should remain in full force. It also authorized Puerto Rico to draft and approve its own Constitution, which took effect on July 25, 1952.…