Spanish in the United States

went to war with Spain because of how terrible the Cubans were being treated by their Spanish masters. The Americans were victorious since the Spanish were defeated, Spanish colonies including the Philippines were acquired by the Americans. However one question remained and was debated throughout America, should America annex the Philippines, eventually America decided to annex the Philippines. The United States should not annex the Philippines because it is hypocritical and morally wrong. The…

cover and replaced it with Selena in 11 states surrounding her Texas birthplace. It sold out overnight.” (Martin 4-B) With how quickly the magazine that featured Selena’s death on the cover of PEOPLE and two special Tribute prints that followed shortly after, the discernment became clear: America’s largest minority group did not hold a large marketing Spanish-language magazine that represented pop culture for Hispanic communities residing in the United States. In 1996, PEOPLE EN ESPAÑOL was born…

By the 1890’s, America had absolutely the world’s most productive economy. The industry in the United States produced twice as much as Britain. On the other hand, Americans did not have any interest to expand their territory. America Justified its rise as a world power through three time periods; First, the rise of American imperialism that includes the Spanish-American war, and WWI. Second, WWII which will discuss the neutrality and the involvement of the U.S. in the second World War. And…

cases most devastating, effect on the United States. Unlike with traditional war fought between two countries, the nature of the American Civil War made for certain that there would be a most devastated loser within the United States —turning out to be the Southern, Confederate States. Such compounded with the fact that the Northern, Union States could hardly consider theirselves victorious, due to the great losses they faced — reconstructing the United States in post Civil War America would be…

the indigenous, the enforcing of tributary payments toward Spanish crown and ultimately establish the Spanish monarchy. These among many other social and political inhibitors contribute to a movement of liberation from European rule in Mexico, resulting instead in a shift of power, and the indigenous never benefiting from…

born in the united states but, i have been in Mexico most of my life.I miss one of the main parts of my culture, my language. My first language is spanish, there is a lot of different type of spanish. Mine is Mexican spanish.I had to learn English to be able to defend myself in the United States.I hate that English is not my first language, sometimes people don't understand me.The only people I talk to in Spanish are my friends and family.My Spanish is not fluent, but I know more spanish than…

percent of first-generation Hispanics say they speak Spanish “very well”/”pretty well.” Among second-generation Hispanics Spanish proficiency falls to 82%. By the third-generation of U.S.-born Hispanics, less than half (47%) claim they can speak Spanish fluently (Taylor et al., 2012). When identifying the primary language spoken by Hispanics, research indicates a similar trend with successive generations. Among first-generation Hispanics, 61% say Spanish is dominant with 24% English dominant. …

Imperialism is the imposition of one group's way of life on another. The British, interrupted the Chinese economy by selling them opium, which ended up disrupting their economy. The Spanish, captured the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan and built in its remains Mexico City. The Jewish people, who were offered the state of Israel by The United Nations, took on the Palestinian Arabs in four separate wars. In the late 1700’s, British merchants began making profits from the Chinese by selling…

the United States is a dense process that enabled the U.S to expand towards the South and the West. And so, with the annexation of Texas and California it created a variety of push and pull factors that enabled the United States to thrive and grow exponentially. Therefore, it is helpful to understand the annexation process in order to analyze the effects the U.S had in South America. Consequently, this enables us to understand the Puerto Rican and Mexican migration towards to United States.…

To understand the lingering effects of colonialism on Filipino society, it would be helpful for one to have an idea of the state of the society before colonial influences. Previous to the arrival of Spanish conquistadors, Filipinos lived in smaller communities scattered around the island, which traded and interacted with each other, but were not completely unified and cohesive (Schirmer 1). These smaller provinces were often led by specific clans and families. In fact, the Philippines has a…