The War with SpainHarper & Brothers, 1899 - 276 páginas |
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... began almost at once to make itself heard , after the awkward fashion of ques- tions which men pretend to have disposed of , but which are still restlessly seeking the right and final answer , and , without respect for policies or ...
... began almost at once to make itself heard , after the awkward fashion of ques- tions which men pretend to have disposed of , but which are still restlessly seeking the right and final answer , and , without respect for policies or ...
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... began to awaken , and grew rapidly as the success of the Cuban arms be- came manifest . In the Ten Years ' War the insurrection never spread beyond the hill country of the extreme east . Now , in six months , the province of Santiago ...
... began to awaken , and grew rapidly as the success of the Cuban arms be- came manifest . In the Ten Years ' War the insurrection never spread beyond the hill country of the extreme east . Now , in six months , the province of Santiago ...
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... began to grow very clear to the people of the United States in the spring of 1896 , and the two great political parties , at their national conventions , passed resolutions of strong sympathy with Cuba , and demanded action . Even the ...
... began to grow very clear to the people of the United States in the spring of 1896 , and the two great political parties , at their national conventions , passed resolutions of strong sympathy with Cuba , and demanded action . Even the ...
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... began to grow restless . The situation of the Americans in Havana also began to cause uneasiness , and there was so much disquiet that the administration very wisely determined to send a ship of war to that port . The battle - ship ...
... began to grow restless . The situation of the Americans in Havana also began to cause uneasiness , and there was so much disquiet that the administration very wisely determined to send a ship of war to that port . The battle - ship ...
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... to make good by converting the intention into a fact . But personal feelings had been aroused , and now began to run high . The Senate , justly or un- PRESIDENT MCKINLEY SIGNING THE ULTIMATUM justly , believed that it 42 THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
... to make good by converting the intention into a fact . But personal feelings had been aroused , and now began to run high . The Senate , justly or un- PRESIDENT MCKINLEY SIGNING THE ULTIMATUM justly , believed that it 42 THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
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Términos y frases comunes
action Admiral Cervera Admiral Dewey Admiral Sampson advance American fleet American ships April April 25 army artillery Asiatic squadron attack batteries battle battle-ship block-house blockade boat bombardment brigade Brooklyn Caney Captain cavalry Cavité Cervera channel Cienfuegos coal Coamo coast command Congress Cuba Cuban declared despatch destroyed El Caney enemy expedition fight flag flag-ship force French Gloucester Guanica gunboat guns harbor Havana hostile iards infantry insurgents intrenchments Iowa island Key West killed Lieutenant Manila ment Merrimac miles military morning movement navy night o'clock officers Olympia once opened Oregon peace Philippines port President Protected Cruiser protocol Puerto Rico regiments regulars resolution road San Juan Santiago Schley Senate sent Shafter shells shore shots soldiers Spain Span Spaniards Spanish Spanish fire Spanish fleet Spanish ships speed squadron steamed surrender tion torpedo-boat torpedoes town treaty troops United vessels victory Washington WILLIAM MCKINLEY wounded
Pasajes populares
Página 35 - WHEREAS, the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the Island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States, have been a disgrace to Christian civilization, culminating, as they have, in the destruction of a United States battleship, with two hundred and sixty-six of its officers and crew, while on a friendly visit in the harbor of Havana...
Página 234 - Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Página 35 - First— That the people of the island of Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free and independent. Second— That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban...
Referencias a este libro
Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Stephen Kinzer Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
The War of 1898: The United States and Cuba in History and Historiography Louis A. Pérez Sin vista previa disponible - 1998 |