War

War, what is it good for? //Rule to remember- War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. William Tecumseh Sherman // The items below should be related to the major and minor conflicts of the 20th century impacted American and the world. Examples should include the causes of wars, how are they fought, when should they end, how can be peace be made successfully? 1900 1.) Spanish-American War A “splendid little war” between the United States and Spain that started on April 25th and ended on August 12th, 1898. The conflict was started when the United States became involved in the conflict between the Spanish and the inhabitants of Cuba. When the USS Maine went to Cuba to project American and exploded in the harbor the United States blamed the Spanish and declared war. The war was relatively short and one-sided since the United States was a rising world power and the Spanish were losing their long-held empire. When the conflict concluded the United States won Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. Filipinos that expected independence after the defeat of the Spanish were disappointed by the U.S. occupation and fought a violent rebellion which was brutally suppressed.
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Charge_of_the_Rough_Riders_at_San_Juan_Hill.JPG width="437" height="241" caption="Remington's "Charge Up San Juan Hill""]] ||
 * Remington's "Charge Up San Juan Hill" ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/USSMaine.jpg width="381" height="314" caption="The USS Maine after its' destruction"]] ||
 * The USS Maine after its' destruction ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/10kMiles.JPG caption="Political Cartoon portraying the American Empire"]] ||
 * Political Cartoon portraying the American Empire ||

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