Spanish-American War

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This presentation covers the Spanish-American War from all different perspectives. The paper deals with the cause of war and details the actual military engagements in different geographical locations. There is also a brief coverage of the peace treaty, the Filipino insurrection and the geo-political change in the balance of power following the war.

Outline:
1.0 Background History
2.0 Reasons for the War
3.0 The Cuban Struggle for Liberation
4.0 Origin/ Rise of the American Imperialism
5.0 Outbreak of Hostilities and Declaration of War
Summary/Conclusion

From the Paper:

"This paper has described how the Spanish navy and army were destroyed by the superior fighting ability of its troops and by the superiority of its war machine. Spain also had the big handicap of fighting in the Caribbean away from its home base. In any case it was militarily given a sound drubbing. Spain did not get any diplomatic support either as it was an imperialistic power. However though the United States won the war hands down it set itself on the road to imperialism. The concept of manifest destiny has since made the United States into a interventionist power, an image that is not well received in the world."

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