Spanish Civil War

During the interwar period, Germany, Italy, and Spain were all left in a weakened economic state by the post-World War I recession, and because of this, extreme poverty was felt throughout the nations. The countries’ ineffective leaderships did not provide any help, and the citizens were therefore open to fascism‒‒a radical political ideology that offered drastic change. The development of fascist governments led to the rise of dictators such as Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Francisco…

both paintings are from two very different time periods they both show an outcry of the nation of Spain in pain and dismay. In 1808, under Napoleon's orders, France invaded Spain in order to gain full control of the country. On May 3, 1808 numerous Spanish men and women rebelled this invasion. The rebel men and women were then rounded up by French soldiers and killed for rebelling on the streets of Madrid, Spain with no one being spared. The horrifying event then sparked a Madrid native citizen…

Ernest Hemingway had a very big influence on the entire world. He was born on July 21st, 1899 in Cicero, Illinois. He started his writing career with the Kansas City newspaper office when he was seventeen. When the United States entered the war he volunteered for the Italians in an ambulance unit. He was injured on the front and spent a lot of time in hospitals in Italy. When he returned to the States he became a writer for the Canadian and American newspapers. He later returned to Europe 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) in The War of Spanish Succession. Moreover, the desire to attain Spain would lead to an global war, where a myriad of nations each beholding their own motives, endeavored to either restore the quasi-peace that Europe had possessed, or plummet into another…

country because United States will see this act as a hostility and punishment will be see it. This doctrine was such as a shield that no one can pass through it. President James Monroe knew that European would like to colonize America, so to prevent any war between countries, it was better to drew up upon a foundation of American diplomatic ideals, but this doctrine would not been possible made it without the help of Monroe’s Secretary of State, John Quincy Adam because in October 1823,…

President Theodore Roosevelt had just dipped his feet into international affairs when he pushed for the construction of the Panama Canal in 1914. However, other foreign entanglements in South America resulted in further intervention by Roosevelt, so he created the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, which was originally conceived in 1823. Although Roosevelt’s motives may not be corrupt, the corollary was used to justify further involvement in foreign affairs. The intentions of…

The late 19th Century and early 20th Century changed the American identity for the better with the hope of inspiration from important people and our actions before and in war. In an excerpt from Roosevelt Corollary, Roosevelt talks about how we acted for ourselves as well as others when we asserted the Monroe Doctrine. He seems to explain how we are not always able to help because we cannot be included, but in certain cases, we can help and we always try to. As an example, there were no ways…

Was US intervention in the Cuban War of Independence an example of humanitarian altruism or imperialism? Introduction The United States decided to apply aggressive and imperialistic policies during the late 19th and early 20th centuries whereby it made significant efforts to expand, extend and protect its economic and political presence worldwide (Oakes & Kia,2004). It was an era that had an impact on many territories around the world. One of the nations that were affected by such policies…

The Monroe Doctrine promotes the idea that new countries should be allowed to develop without interference from stronger nations. Monroe Doctrine is a principle of the United States policy, that any operation by external powers in the politics of the Americas is basically hostile act against the United States. The person who developed the Monroe Doctrine was James Monroe, who became president in 1816. The reason why the Monroe Doctrine was developed because seeing the plight of Spain, Britain…

“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 Ginzburg’s point of view. Eugenia Ginzburg almost lost everything as a result of Stalinism. She was ripped away from her family and forced to spend years in prison and then a labor camp. While in prison she…