War of the Spanish Succession

When the Latin American countries are working independently, the United States has seen Latin America as its sphere of influence.From 1822 to 1823, when the European “holy alliance” attempted to interfere in the independence movement of Latin America, the United States actively pursued the policy of “American affairs is American affairs”.In 1823, the United States President Monroe made a statement to the Congress, declared: “In the future any European powers may not be the continent has been…

'Guernica' begins in January 1937, when the Government of the Republic orders Picasso a large square of 11x4 meters for the Spanish pavilion of the Universal Exhibition to be held that year in Paris. However, a few days before, on April 26, the Basque town of Gernika had been bombed and devastated by the German Condor Legion. The subject runs by word of mouth among the Spanish in Paris and the French press also echoes this. All the experts agree that the popular comments and the black and white…

the Spanish American War. One was Remember the Maine because of the explosion of the Maine and how it led to the declaration of war. Another was Teddy Roosevelt because he sent Admiral Dewey with his fleet to Manila Bay instead of Cuba. A third was Platt Amendment because it outlines for the U.S. to withdraw from Cuba, but with “strings attached”. The Spanish American War (was or was not) an example of American Imperialism. One of the many events that played a role in the Spanish American War…

Throughout Spain’s history the government has always had an impact on how the country has thrived or fallen. One specific and important moment that the government had major impact on was the Spanish Civil War. In the 19th century Spain was very divided and weak. While technically it was a monarchy, it wasn’t rare for military dictators to take power constantly. The people of Spain were extremely poor, so they were drawn to communism. Those who followed communist ideals wanted to eliminate…

The War of 1898 The War of 1898 was primarily influenced by geopolitics and imperialism. The United States like other Western countries entered a period of imperialism prior to the war in which they hoped to gain territory, resources, the spread of US ideals, and naval bases. It was a period of Social Darwinism in which imperialists believed they were superior and believed Anglo-Saxon principles should dominate. Spain had similar goals in regards to imperialism and expansion, and had already…

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…

“From 1936-1939, a civil war raged in Spain between those loyal to the newly-stablished Republican government and those who favored a conservative, militaristic system”. The people, who were loyal to the democratically elected Spanish Republic, were called the Loyalists or Republicans. This group of people fought for the democracy in Spain, that has being gained after the fall of the monarchy. The opposite group, who favored a conservative and militaristic system, also was a fascist rebel group…

War has always effected artists and therefore art. Artists are influenced by everything around them, many artists paint what they see be it realistically or in a more abstract way. When there is a war and an artist is near it and suffers from it or see it a world away and is moved by it then it only make sense that these ideas will come out in their art. Unless the artist is a cruel and slightly heart-less person as Picasso was for quite a bit of his life, then the artist will what to speak out.…

The years leading up to the Spanish Civil War were marked by social and economic instability. The War lasted from 1936 to 1939 and resulted in a new leader and a new government. Conditions in Spain continued to decline creating a poor social, political, and economic state after the establishment of autarky. The new regime and barriers like censorship made it difficult for filmmakers to produce new movies, especially with the emergence of CIFESA. Raza and Locura de amor were two films in…

First he was a Reformist, he wanted to reform the country, the very reason why “Propaganda Movement” was built. They wanted to send their aims to the Spanish government by using their writing talent. And then, the aim was to make the Philippines a province of Spain just like the other countries. Rizal wanted to reform because he wanted to make the Filipinos have their free will in everything, for example…