Spanish American

importance of disease within the encounters between the Spanish Conquistadores and Native American populations, cannot be underestimated. With the introduction of several diseases into the population, dramatic losses were made both culturally and in terms of death rates, impacting almost every sphere of the Native American societies. This essay will discuss the importance of the introduction of smallpox, influenza, measles and syphilis into the Native American populations and examine the…

The Spanish-American war occurred when spanish colonies between the Western Pacific Ocean and Latin America wanted to gain independence from Spain. War began when Cuba revolted from the Spanish government of Spain in February 1995. The United States, (which avoided foreign affairs and followed the Monroe Doctrine), involved themselves militarily once America’s investments in Cuban companies became a risk. President William McKinley did not want to involve the young nation into a war, however…

and gradually admitting new states until the nation spanned the continent. During the 19th century the American Civil War ended slavery in the country. At the end of the century the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean, and the economy, driven in large part by the Industrial Revolution, began to soar. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the country's status as a global military power. The United States…

The spanish and American war was a turning point in Americas foreign policies because after they won the United States had become a world power and this meant that they would have to defend what was theirs and protect themselves from all nations. This allowed for the nation to turn away from not engaging in wars or other foreign things but now they had to decide what was best for them and that means getting involved. The war was a turning point in that it caused the United States to become an…

conflict, was a heated dispute between the Spanish state, France, and the Basque National Liberation Movement. This feud began as a result of a sought after fight for independence. It started as a minuscule debate over a want for independence and soon developed into a much larger armed conflict after the formation of the ETA. The ETA is a Basque nationalist and separatist organization in the Spanish-state and France. French, Spanish, British, and American authorities refer to the ETA as a…

The United States of America joined the Spanish-American war in February of 1898. President McKinley declared war when the armored USS Maine to Cuba was bombed and sunk. The bombing of the ship caused the death of 267 crew members that were aboard the ship. Another cause was the fact that economically, the U.S. wanted Cuban crops to come to America to expand their trading access everywhere in the world. Before the war, Spain had control of Guam, Puerto Rico and Cuba but, the United States wanted…

the control of Native Americans. Spain was going through some major changes at this time, and these changes contributed much to the treatment to Indians. The Spanish nobles, also known as hidalgos, wanted to gain more power through the New World and take full advantage of the Indians. As cruel Spaniards’ killing, enslaving, and controlling of the Native Americans intensified, words for the rights of Indians rose. Therefore, arguments for and against the rights of Native Americans started to…

depression many Americans took to the belief that it was their destiny to prosper and expand their territory as…

Their most diverse and interesting encounter was with the Native Americans, who seemed to be everywhere. All of the relationships between these major players and the Native Americans involved religion and ended badly. The French, English, and Spanish all tried to covert the Native Mericans to their religions, thinking that would be better for them. However, they hurt them; the French used them to ward off the English, the Spanish raided their towns, and the English fought with them for territory…

oncoming of Spanish and Portuguese as being an encounter. The truth is that the Portuguese and Spanish had a dramatic negative impact on the Native Americans lives. They were changed forever because of their harsh attempts to Christianize the Americas. The Spanish empire gained control of much of the Americas and sent Spanish colonists there to enlist the help of encomiendas or Native American laborers. The natives had to be profitable to the Spanish in the eyes of the crown. The Spanish worked…