The Spanish Religious War

By mid-1600s Calvinism and Catholicism had grown to become religions trying to spread the word of God heavily. There was much dispute in religions around Europe during the Reformation causing fights throughout the continent. These included the French wars in which the French kings attempted to abolish Calvinism. This dispute was solved in 1598 when Catholicism was declared the official religion of France. Many different countries adapted many different beliefs throughout the 16th century.

Although there are many reasons why the Spanish-American war took place, the most important was Spain's resentment of Cuba's desire to also become an independent nation. Since Cuba was one of Spain's last territories, they were unwilling to allow independence. As a result, conflict between the two parties erupted. Since Cuba was smaller and less equipped to fight than Spain, their economy took a tumble. Due to the fact that the United States had a great deal of money invested in Cuba's sugar resources, many Americans felt the need to wage war. Additionally, there were separate events that caused anger to American Citizens. One such event was the destruction of a U.S. ship used to protect the American citizens in Cuba. Although the ship's

I would like to congratulate and acknowledge you for you becoming President of the United States of America. You proved your worthiness and dedication when you made life-risking decisions on the battlefield for the Spanish American War. You volunteered as part of the cavalry and brought upon leadership and encouragement. In the handout, Teddy Roosevelt in His Own Words, you even recite, “...in the great battle of life, no brilliancy of intellect, no perfection of bodily development, will count when weighted in the balance against that assemblage of virtues, active and passive, of moral qualities, which we group together under the name of character;...” I am confident you will lead our country with that same leadership, enthusiasm and encouragement we need after such a cruel war. The Spanish American War as I remember began after we were having some conflict with Spain. The horrific part that made the chain reaction explode was on February 15, 1998. The USS Maine was no more. Yellow Journalism then took place, spreading rumors the Spanish had put a mine on the ship to blow it apart and saying “Remember the Maine!!” That night mixed with all the conflicts of the Spanish began the Spanish American War. I remember being on the field with you and your men, working

The Spanish-American war was called “a splendid little war,” due to its short duration which lasted four months. Nonetheless, it was not as a little as said; African American soldiers who fought in the war received many discriminations; also, about 2,000 Americans died from tropical illnesses. Thanks to the secretary of state, John Hay, the 100-day war on Spain was called “the splendid little war.” Hay wrote to Roosevelt, July 27, 1898: "It has been a splendid little war, begun with the highest motives, carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit, favored by that Fortune which loves the brave" (Credit Splendid Little War on John Hay, 1991).

The Spanish-American War was fought between the United States, and Spain. Sadly it’s not a popular subject in high schools these days, so most students don’t know anything about this war. The Spanish-American War marked a new beginning for the United States, Cuba and Spain. These countries where affected by the war because the Spanish American war would end the Spanish Empire, create a new one, and give a colony its independence.

The Spanish-American War was truly a defining moment in U.S. History. After the U.S. defeated the Spanish, it gained control over Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Also by defeating them, they proved to the rest of the world that they were a nation who could hold their own. It had finally seemed that the U.S was a dominant world power.

April 24, 1898, marked the start of the Spanish-American War. War is never an easy task to handle. Somebody always wins or loses, unless both parties can agree upon a peace treaty. There is always blood shed, lives lost, or foul play. If you are lucky enough to make it out alive, then you probably have PTSD or some sort of mental health issue.

King Philip even tried to propose to Queen Elizabeth of England hoping that if they married, she would renounce the Protestant religion to become a Catholic. However, both the people of Spain and England opposed this and Elizabeth declined (Adams). England becoming Protestant is unquestionably a catalyst of war between England and

The Jews were never allowed to become ordinary subjects. They were under protection of the crown, lived in their own city quarters and paid taxes directly to the crown.1 I think the results of the riots in 1391 was a precursor to the Spanish Inquisition. The riots were not solely founded on exasperation of the economy led by clergy, but a desire for religious hegemony. Conversos were the result of this desire for hegemony, forced to convert and then given no religious instruction, perhaps Spain realized that they had failed to create any kind of religious dominance, but had only allowed new heretics to call themselves Christians. The inquisition was a response to that reality. Religion and politics in the Medieval World are hard to separate,

The Spanish-American War was in 1898. It was an issue between the United States and Spain. The war began in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain, which began in February 1895. Spain’s harsh measures to stop the rebellion were represented for the U.S. public by many newspapers, and American sympathy for the rebels rose. Spain announced an armistice on April 9 and speeded up its new program.

The Spanish-American War was the event that placed the United States of America on the world stage. It showed the world the United States militaries might and strength and proved that the United States could back up their beloved Monroe Doctrine. It placed America as an Imperialistic Nation, which was one idea looked down upon by so many of its citizens. This war and its effect on the world had its pros and cons, but one thing is unarguably for certain, this event changed the way America has been viewed by the world. The ultimate cause of the war was the blowing up of the USS Maine and the United States of America became an Imperialistic Nation when it annexed the Hawaiian Islands and Philippines.

One of the causes for the Spanish American War was that Spanish General Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, nicknamed “the Butcher” was torturing the Cubans. The Cubans were dying of starvation, disease and poor sanitation and then putting Cubans in concentration camps. President McKinley had sent previous warnings to Spain to stop the economic suffering. Later the USS Maine was in Cuba to protect American interest. The Library of Congress stated that Americans were shocked when the ship exploded and sank and 266 of the 354-crew members were killed (p 2). American received the territories of Cuba, Guam and the Philippines from Spain. Cuba was greatly impacted because with only being a US Territory they could still be an independent unit but have an American Naval base for protection. The Philippines were also impacted because they had been fighting for independence from Spain, but soon starting resenting the United States because they were still not totally independent. China was also impacted by the Spanish American war because with the United States acquiring Hawaii, Guam, Cuba and the Philippines it was easier to trade with because shipments didn’t have to go as far without refueling or supplies.

Starting in 1845 and concluding in 1850 with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the era where the Mexican war occurred. This war had triggers with disagreements on the ideal of Manifest Destiny and major actions by President Polk that led the United States into attempting to annex Texas. Texas at that time was independent and was not part of Mexico nor America. Mexico wanted Texas to stay neutral that they threatened a war to the United States if they tried anything to attempt anything. Unfortunately, the United States did not really care by going forward with the annexation and land conquering, sparking a war with Mexico. So the Mexican war began and nothing was ever the same.

The Spanish American war started in 1898 and was a fight for Cuba’s independence which resulted in 379 American casualties in combat. The Spanish American War was justified because of the Monroe Doctrine, Correspondence between the United States and Spain, and the Platt Amendment, which were all created to protect American morals and freedom.

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “genocide” is “the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group”. From the same source, it is also stated that a “holocaust” is “an event or situation in which many people are killed and many things are destroyed”. Personally, I know of no other words that describe the actions of the Spanish more aptly; for over the first 39 years of Spanish involvement and (negative) influence in the Caribbean, the Spanish had effectively exterminated the native populations of Hispaniola as well as a number of neighboring islands. The motivations for these dreadful actions undeniably come partially from the Spanish desire for gold, but what looms larger in this situation is the complete and utter disregard the Spanish had for the life of the natives that they discovered originally. Most of the actions of the Spanish were actually rooted in the desire for gold, but for the most part, the desire for gold can explain only the mistreatment of the natives rather than the actual killing of them. The natives were beaten and worked for days at a time, and were also punished severely if they did not work or perform to the extremely strict standards of the Spanish. While many died on the job, the on-the-job deaths due to being overworked were just part of a bigger obliteration of the entire population. The main reason that the native population of Hispaniola and surrounding islands was so quickly annihilated