Why did the US go to war with Spain in 1898? The US declared war on Spain for many reasons, many of which appeared to be selfless and helpful however the underlying reason was much more selfish and a way of getting revenge for an act that was blamed on Spain. Yet later found evidence proves that this in fact had nothing to do with Spain, and in fact was a probably a technical fault. Cuba had been a Spanish colony since Columbus’ discovery of the island in 1492, and had been in rebellion for its independence since 1895. The US therefore appeared to help Cuba by declaring war on Spain in order to achieve Cuba’s independence.
It was treaty after treaty trying to avoid warfare and give all countries an identical playing field. America, while struggling for independence in the Atlantic, finally achieved their goals through warfare. The triumphs at Tripoli and the Algiers “had allowed the United States to attain the long-sought goal of extending its independence to the high seas” (Lambert 211). The Algerian War ended the thirty year process of America trying to rid itself of piracy from the Barbary States. This now showed that the US, through the actions of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison, was not only an autonomous trading power in the Atlantic, but also “matched its place in the world with its national boasts” (Lambert
I think that the U.S. once again step there foot in Cuba to spread are Americanized culture as we once did. The Cuban Embargo This book went more in depth with are government and whether it truly agrees with JFK's decision or is it that we are afraid to change whats been in play for years. The background thought is what are the circumstances of opening trade with a communist country like Cuba. This book shows the changing of are policy with Cuba for the past four decades since the Cuban Revolution. Although the embargo remains in play it hasn't stopped us from still gaining much Cuban influence.
Ariel Peralta CPO 4360 September 26, 2013 The Failure of a Racial Democracy in Cuba This week’s readings are particularly interesting because of the focus on racial democracy as a viable ideology for post-revolutionary Cuba. A racial democracy downplays the importance of race in everyday life by repressing racial identity. In 1961, Fidel Castro said that there would be no more racism in Cuba. He talked about a “new man” who would treat everyone equally and wanted to silence talk about race inequality in Cuba. This speech and a lot of the rhetoric in this time was part of Castro’s focus on “humanism” as a way to garner support for the revolution in Cuba.
Because the law of the foreign country is the only law that can be enforceable contracts are only as good as the backing of the country's backing and are only binding in that instance. A country can stop all transactions from that business if they file lawsuit on that country (Melvin, 2011). What factors could work against CadMex's decision to grant sublicensing agreements? An organization that has too many sublicensing agreements and does not have sufficient sub paragraphs could find difficulties enforcing the sublicensing agreement. The organization could experience lawsuits if any of the contracted workers have any problems and could leave the organization liable for damages When the local customs and laws conflict with the customs and laws of an organization operating abroad which should prevail?
With the foundation of a federal government, that government can regulate and maintain both domestic and international trade without individual state interference, therefore making the United States one of the most important trading countries in the western world. This is only one possible explanation, another might be that they honestly did purely want to build a government for the people of the United States and by the people, which is supported by Paul Johnson’s writings. Other debates between intentions lie behind the injection of United States into the Vietnam conflict. Some historians say that the reason for our entrance into the conflict was to protect democracy and stop the spread of communism. Others say that the U.S. involvement wasn’t to protect democracy but to protect our economic interests in the nearby South Pacific and Middle East.
It is my belief the reason behind the US expanded the foreign policy to protect the interest of the American people and to restore some type of human treatment to Cuban people after the Spaniards treated them so inhuman in concentration camps. It is also my belief that the U.S. had their own agenda for monetary purposes to prosper from trade embargo. “It wasn’t so long ago when most Americans firmly rejected global adventurism,” stated Ries and Weber. It is to be believed that that Americans was following a traditional foreign policy of non-intervention as to not seem as though they were trying to take over foreign countries. This leads me to wonder why the U.S. decided to intervene in the Spanish War.
This at time when Franklin Roosevelt said that he was against dictatorships. The U.S. helped bring into power one of the most tyrannical dictators of the twentieth century. Due to this many people in the present day are still suffering the consequences. The Dominican government does not to help its poor people. Sure the U.S. has helped many countries like industrialize, but most of the benefits are in favor of the United States.
These writs sometimes walk a very thin line and have be taken very seriously. With the capture of so many prisoners after 9/11, we needed somewhere to hold the prisoners, so we got a piece of land on Cuban soil called Guantamano Bay” The most famous American Habeas Corpus action prior to the civil war was the case of Dred Scott. Dred Scott was a slave owned by a physician. Upon the death of his master, it was promised that Dred Scott would be set free. However, at that time Dred Scott was still being detained as a slave.
Souhoud Sore Dr. Nancy Ford War and American Spring 2013 From Liberation to Conquest Bonnie M. Miller In this book “From Liberation to Conquest”, Bonnie M. Miller delve about the United States involvement in Cuba fight for independence against their long time colonist; the Spanish. The Cubans revolution paved the way and made it possible for the United States to colonize other countries and Cuba being one of them through informal colony, the decline of Spain was a major factor. The author focus on the media (yellow journalism) and the part they play before, during and after the war and also how McKinley used this to his advantage. After trying for her independence twice already the Cubans were determined to obtain her independence by any means necessary. Spain, once a world super power back in her day was on her last leg when the Cubans again try for their independence.