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    The Spanish American War’s Impact on America When addressing the Spanish-American War, and the changes that it ushered in for America, it’s important to look at more than just the war itself. The people involved in the war, weather individuals or groups of people, were the real force of change. From people who fought in the war itself, mindsets that emerged from the victory, or the economic advantages gained; all point to one important thing. America became a larger world power in the aftermath of

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    During the time before the Spanish-American war occured, the industrial revolution was at an all time high through the United States. The people of America had begun to idolize their nation with increasing nationalism amoungst the country. The drive and purpose for expansion and imperialism was drivin by these feelings. For over one-hundred years, America had taken a back seat to the European powers like Great Britain and Germany, that many Americans felt, should change. The central citizens felt

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    Effects of Spanish-American War on U. S. A. The Spanish-American war occurred in 1898 between the United States and Spain where the U. S. interrupted Cuba’s struggle for independence which resulted into the Philippine revolution. Some historians explain that the war publicized by the Hearst and Pulitzer newspapers which blame the sinking of the ship U. S. Maine on Spain, which had been sent to protect America’s interest and Americans living there. There was rising pressure on Congress to push the

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    The Spanish American War started in 1898 and lasted about four months. Although the war might have seemed focused on freeing Cuba from Spain and gaining independence for Cuba and the Philippines, it was actually stimulated by nationalism and commercialism. Commercialism was a major factor when declaring war because the United States depended on Cuba and the Philippines for trade and business with other countries, especially in Asia and Latin America. Another major factor for the war was that the

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    The Spanish American War was a short war that had little to do with actual war purposes and land gathering, but more as economic strategy. The Spanish had already been in decline after the many lands it had lost. Spain had captured Cuba and turned it to Spanish rule. The Cubans did not like the Spanish rule and had to find a way to fight it. In 1895 Jose Marti led hit and run rebellions against the Spanish forces. These hit and run raids damaged Spain’s integrity. The United States favored Cuba because

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    SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR By the end of the nineteenth century the United States had transformed from an agrarian nation into a leading industrial power. Continued recessions, including the Panic of 1893, convinced some influential Americans to believe that the key to avoiding future economic contractions lay in acquiring overseas markets. The problem facing the United States, however, was a lack of available real estate. Between 1865 and 1900 leading European empires had also expanded their territorial

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    scholarly document s it is clear to see that the United States involvement in the Spanish American war was the first step for the United States to grow on the world stage. The American victory in the war led to the acquisition of island territories and expanded economic and military capabilities in the both the western and eastern hemisphere as well as an increased involvement in Asia. World War I ended with American democratic ideals to be spread all across Europe. Led by President Woodrow Wilson

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    Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was an incredible person. People most know him for his part in the Spanish-American war or his great leadership. I chose Teddy because I had seen him in a movie. He was shown as a great leader always trying to help. I decided to research him because I wanted to know what great things he did as a child, fighter, and, last but not least, a president. Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City. More specifically, he was born on 28 east 20th Street, New York City. Teddy

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    Spanish American War Safety and Security. These are two things that our government tries to provide us, the American people with every day. That means taking drastic measures to do whatever it takes to protect this country. If that includes doing off the books secret missions to stop a terrorist cell, or to declare war with another nation we will do it. The U.S has taken national security very seriously ever since we have become a nation. So when a Country ninety miles from our coast is being invaded

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    rough riders were a group of volunteer fighters who joined together in 1898 to help fight the Spanish-American war. The group consisted of a couple different types of people such as cowboys, hunters, gamblers, and college students. Without the rough riders, America as we know it could be completely different. The Rough Riders helped in a time when America needed it the most. After the American civil war, our army was weak and we had small numbers of soldiers to help in the upcoming battle. That’s

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