THESIS : " The United States didn't want to get involved in the Spanish-American War, but was draggedinto it due to yellow journalism, they wanted to control the seas, and wanted complete control over Cuba."The Spanish-American War -"The Splendid Little War"Pia DeAngelisMr. FishmanPeriod 7For 113 da...

"Our trade has suffered, the capital invested by our citizens in Cuba has been largely lost, and the temper and forbearance of our people have been so sorely tried as to beget a perilous unrest among our own citizens, which has inevitably found its expression from time to time in the National Legisl...

From Slavery to Free Labor During the early to mid nineteenth century slave economies were highly present in the Spanish Antilles. Slave labor was highly concentrated on sugar plantations. Since free labor was limited, plantation owners were highly dependent on slave labor, for increase producti...

The Amistad Conflict In January 1839, fifty-three African natives were kidnapped from eastern Africa and sold into the Spanish slave trade. They were then placed aboard a Spanish slave ship bound for Havana, Cuba. Once in Havana, the Africans were classified as native Cuban slaves and purchased...

Violence In Selected writings, Marti wants to use violence to gain independence from Spaniards in Cuba. On the other hand, in the wretched of the Earth, Fanon sees violence as a mean whether for colonization or decolonization. Marti emphasizes that using violence to get rid of Spanish colonizat...

Defining Literacy I have always been curious as to how individuals become literate. This summer I began my questioning in a third world country, Cuba, who has between a 95 to 97 percent literacy rate. It has amazed me that many individuals can comprehend this complex phenomenon, and use it in ...

. Analyze the roots of progressivism and the various elements that made up the progressive coalition. Show particularly the role of muckraking journalists and female reformers in arousing public opinion in favor of the reform. The growth of industry and cities were the two main things that started r...

It all started on July 30th, 1909 when Juan Bosch was born to a Catalan father and a Puerto Rican mother. Juan Bosch was born in La Vega, Dominican Republic where most of the income came from farming. Due to Bosch's surrounding he grew up close to peasants and landowners, even though his father ow...